http://youtu.be/VeM5lU1oWU0

Keanu had the chance to practice, how to be an "anti-Keanu" person. I mean to be violent, loud-mouthed, negative. He is even more violent than in The Watcher (although he is not a killer here).

Am I right that only these two roles of him are negative ones? (Street Kings is a bit of question mark, but more positive than negative, I think.)

...and the victim (Katie Holmes) will divorce from Tom Cruise, just as an actual news :-) (Huh, I've almost written "offer" because in Swedish victim = offer.)

Don't watch if you don't want to be spoiled for the movie : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3ptDmrSByA

Also, he was kind of a prick in The Last Time I Committed Suicide : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltzHUxaa8co

Oh, and he was supposed to be the villain in Much Ado About Nothing,although I got distracted from that fact by other things ;-).

It's so interesting to watch him in these roles, isn't it?

Even though he fights on the good side in Constantine, he seems to enjoy playing a sarcastic, fatalistic asshole. I think it's one of his best roles and I believe that is because he really likes being John.

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Also, he was kind of a prick in The Last Time I Committed Suicide : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltzHUxaa8co

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Thanks Joke for that link. Some time ago I searched myself silly for that particular scene after reading here at WINM about that famous vomiting scene. Now I can finally see for myself, blegh ;-)

I'm assuming spoilers are okay now, 12 years later? :)

When they pulled Jessica's body from that pond - at that moment it was clear Donnie wasn't the killer. He was so shocked, and not only by the fact there was a body in his pond, but also by the fact that it was Jessica, and that Jessica was really dead. I mean... god, if that's not good acting then I give up. Donnie was the most convincing character in the movie.

There are a lot of successful actors out there who continue to confound us as to how they've hung on to their careers. Others, it's not so much of a surprise, but they're predominantly known for playing a particular role.

Whether it's a stretch or a breakout performance, here is a list of five Hollywood stars who shocked us with their surprising performances.

1. Keanu Reeves in "The Gift" (2000)

Surprisingly, Reeves excelled at playing the Cat-hat wearing redneck Donnie Barksdale. He was perfect at it. It's by far the best and most convincing performance he's given in his entire career.

This was a great movie with spot-on casting with several Hollywood stars that included Giovanni Ribisi as the heartbreaking Buddy: a sweet but extremely troubled (and addled) mechanic.