That's how I feel about this Knock Knock movie, I have no clue why Keanu chose this role!! But in the end it will just make some sort of sense??? If not my mind will buffer and " recalculate " the meaning. Lol

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Agree MmeRenard, we all have trauma's we are working out. And seeing Keanu's movies will help with that more than hinder.

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Sometimes it's precisely because it's Keanu that it makes things potentially harder and/or more traumatic to watch, though, vs if it's some other actor we don't care as much about. At least, that would be the case for me. Different people get disturbed by different things, even among those with similar histories of trauma, and while watching this kind of movie can definitely help some people heal, for others it can make it worse. It's a very individual thing - we each know ourselves best. And that's the same for Keanu as well.

https://twitter.com/alfaxis/status/453953978439442432

Alfredo Lewin
@alfaxis
"@JacasJavier: @alfaxis se fumaron uno?"//No, enganché a Keanu cuando le dije que estaba preparando un trabajo de James Joyce, #intelectual

;)

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I also am not sure where people are getting the idea that this won't be a horror film

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From the director of the film, via Deadline:
http://www.deadline.com/2014/04/keanu-reeves-eli-roth-to-team-on-thriller-knock-knock/

[...] and I wanted to make a movie like Roman Polanski or Paul Verhoeven made when they were young, a classic psychosexual thriller that's not a horror movie, but would have everyone on the edge of their seats. Getting Keanu is amazing, he's a fine actor who is perfect for this.

So until I get to see the movie and decide for myself what it is or isn't, I'll just go with what the people actually making it say.
Of course, I can be wrong. It's just a personal opinion.

I am pretty numb to pain in movies. Numb to adult humans being hurt IRL too. [especially by their own folly]

Kids and animals in real life being hurt now that breaks my heart. [can't watch those animal rescue ads on TV even!]
Those that know me best call me "big hearted" and "big softy" even though I've certainly had my fair share of hell in my life.

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in my world, a direct quote from the co-writer and director of the movie weighs more than anything those keyboard pushers copy/pasted from each other, changed the font, rearranged some paragraphs and concluded that it's gotta be horror, since that's what Eli Roth does, how dares he go out of his box?

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Exactly. How dare Roth do something non-horror! Must be a lie. How dare that boy Reeves not act like Ted, not act like Neo! How dare they do something different.

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I think it's just a matter of different definitions. Roth's definition of 'horror'

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Roth's previous horror work has lots of gore and tends to be slasher flick style. So when he says "not horror" it may very well be horror to some. Where I think "Thriller/suspense/psychodrama"

The original as mentioned has a ton of potential. As bad as it was, it still kept me interested. With Roth and Reeves, my money is on "cult hit"

cassian elwes
‏@cassianelwes

@eliroth you are going to knock knock it out of the park. Keanu is going to be a fantastic partner So happy I could help

On the other hand, I had reservations about The Gift, about Constantine, about Devils Advocate to some degree, and they are three of my favorite films. Inhale to believe that Keanu sees something in this that is worthwhile. I don't trust Roth. I haven't seen Hostel 1or 2 and won't - gratuitous torture is loathsome to me. Plenty of real torment in the world. I saw 12 Years a Slave in the theater and it was terribly hard, but there was a reason. I do trust Keanu. He's smart, he's strong, he does things for very specific reasons, and I don't expect that novelty and shock value are high on his list.

We've been talking a little about spirituality here and there. The old thing of "being afraid of the dark" - I've been down the rabbit hole and back, and the dark looks back at you. It takes great strength of character to emerge unharmed, but I believe that Keanu has that. I hope!