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Devil in the White City is good, but I thought his book “In the Garden of Beasts” was much better and would make a much better movie (its about the US Ambassador to Germany during the 1930s).
“Garden of the Beasts” is really good. There’s been talk on and off of Tom Hanks doing it as a film. Natalie Portman was talked about to play the daughter. Haven’t heard anything in ages.
Not sure I see Reeves as Holmes? Maybe as the architect? I’ll keep an open mind. Hmmmm.
No not as Holmes. Leo DiCaprio has been at attached to this story forever so I can’t see anyone but him doing it now.
Loved Devil in White City – great book and curious how it would translate to film
Thank you for the read recommendation. Loved Devil in White City.
“In the Garden of the Beasts” was terrific. I couldn’t believe I hadn’t learned of the ambassador’s family before, since I’m pretty well versed in the history of the Third Reich. Definitely worth a read!
Looks like I’m going to read both these books. Thanks for the recs, everyone! Don’t care who makes the movie. I’m looking forward to Killers of the Flower Moon.
@BeanieBean – his book, Dead Wake, was pretty good too.. That was about the Lusitania. His “thing” is to take a major historical event and then use personal stories to tell that event (like using the Ambassador’s family to tell the story of Hitler’s rise.)
I have his book The Splendid and the Vile sitting on my nightstand, I just need to start reading it. After I’m done my Wallis Simpson book lol.
I thought the devil part was interesting but the world’s fair stuff got to be pretty dull, IMO
@manda, yeah, that’s why I think Garden of Beasts would be more interesting. I found the World Fair stuff to be interesting, but I am not sure how well it will translate to film.
Oh well, that’s why I’m not in the movie business I guess, lol.
I loved the worlds fair parts! I studied that a bit in school and it brought it all back. Such an excellent book, I think I have read a few of his others, but I will have to check out all of them.
I don’t know what role Keanu would do, but I hope the movie finally gets made.
I really like Keanu Reeves as a human being. (Whispers, “But he’s not a very good actor”)
THANK YOU!
Oh, most definitely. I’ve loved him since Speed, I named one of my cats after him. But yes, his acting is very one-note.
But don’t you get the impression (from all the Internet gushing) that people… kind of forget that?! A lovely, maybe even remarkable man, but yes – “one note” describes it well!
I think there are different kinds of actors. There are some that can be so deeply believable in a variety of characters, they truly transform. And then there are others that are really good at being their natural selves in whatever they do. They don’t transform, but they carry their humanity with them on screen, and that does take talent. To let your humanity flow when you have bright lights in your face, doing the same things over and over isn’t easy.
I think Keanu is in the 2nd category. He doesn’t transform with each role, but he does bring a warmth and vitality to his roles that is engaging.
He was basically the only actor that as a child I was like, “he is not very good.” My specific memory is from A Walk in the Clouds.
Yep, lovely guy inside and out, but Keanu’s never been great shakes as a character actor. Lainie’s argument was that he’s not good at period pieces — but if that’s the criterion — 1890s Chicago would have had behavior and mannerisms more akin to modern Americans than, say, Jonathan Harker. I’m kind of hoping that works out.
Larson is always a great writer, but as a Chicagoan, I extra-loved The Devil in the White City. Coincidentally, I just gave the book to my teenager to read — it has two things he loves — architecture and serial killers. Not sure what that says about my parenting….
I think it depends on the role. The Gift, Destination Wedding, Swedish D!cks, To The Bone, Always Be My Maybe (playing an OTT version of his public image) are some of his best.
Omg I love destination wedding. I thought I was the only person who watched it
Agree, but I have so much forgiveness in my heart for his bad acting.
I kind of lump him in with Channing Tatum and Mark Wahlburg – not top-tier dramatic actors, but they’re all really entertaining in a comedy. They shine when allowed to play a bit of a weirdo (even Keanu playing a version of himself in “Always Be My Maybe” was fun, as he clearly enjoyed it).
You all made me me think about this more. The reality is, that Keanu doesn’t need to be a great actor. Who he is, is completely watchable in a favorable way. I remember his memorable and impactful line in Parenthood. Repeated often by many about anyone can be a father but you need a license to fish. He seems to be one of the few that can be exactly who they are without affectation. If that makes sense. Plus, he’s not unpleasant to look at. Always Be My Maybe was very fun. Keanu is very self aware of who he is and not afraid.
He absolutely can’t act, but he embodied John Wick. His acting skills make him most suitable for action with little dialogue, kinda like Stallone, Schwarzenegger, etc. But it never seems to matter because he’s who he is. Not many male celebrities carry that kind of clout imo.
I hate violence in movies and don’t watch any of the drug/crime/horror/revenge shows, but for some reason I love all the John Wick movies!! It’s very bizarre. They shouldn’t have messed with his dog. <3
He was listed as one of the top 100 actors ever (or something like that) by some journalist – I want to say NY Times? The writer’s take was basically, name one thing that Keanu’s been in that hasn’t been better because he’s in it. Which is actually true!
Is he some awesome actor that, like someone above said, completely transforms for a role and you forget who they are? No. But he truly makes every movie that he’s in better. 🙂