Keanu Reeves tends to gravitate towards strong, powerful roles - from Neo in "The Matrix," Kai in "47 Ronin," and the title character in "John Wick."
But in Eli Roth's latest thriller "Knock, Knock," Reeves will be portraying a weak character - Evan - the man who seemingly has the perfect life. Evan has the ideal wife and children, replete with a dream home, well-paying job, and faithful dog. But while his family was away one evening, two beautiful women knock on his door and seduce him, therefore entrapping him in a life of deceit and consequences.
Reeves told Screen Rant that it was actually quite fun to portray a different character for "Knock, Knock."
"He has a strength in his denial. The girls are trying to hold up this mirror to him and say, 'Look, you did this with us. You've betrayed your family. You're bad!' And Even keeps saying, 'No, I'm not! I helped you! You did this to me!' Through whole the movie! He just denies and denies and denies. And I just thought that was really funny," he said.
But Reeves cannot deny that there is something really pathetic about Evan, and this is something that will make audiences very sympathetic towards him.
"He's also very frustruated, isn't he? He's trying to get some nookie in the morning with his wife; the kids bring him a Father's Day cake, but then mush it in his face..." said Reeves. "He's not getting his Father's Day; they're leaving; he's left holding the dog. So you kinda root for this guy. He can't figure out what he's working on; he's playing loud music; he's smoking weed. He's sort of a mess... But he's a good guy!"
On the other hand, Reeves teased about the plot of the "John Wick" sequel, saying that the former assassin will mysteriously come face to face with someone from his murky past, therefore creating more pandemonium in his life.
"John Wick isn't in control! He's dealing with circumstances," he said. "There's something from the John Wick past - that assassin past - that comes back to haunt him. I think of him as John and John Wick. There's John who loved his wife and got out of it all and then there's John Wick. And there's something left over from that John Wick world - as Winston said, right? - 'It might come back and reach up and grab you!'"
