The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) writing that the generally poor reception for the film was "a sad fate for a surprisingly sincere tribute to Robert Wise's 1951 classic." Kenneth Turan of the "Los Angeles Times" 'congratulated' Keanu Reeves's performance and wrote in his review that "This contemporary remake of the science-fiction classic knew what it was doing when it cast Keanu Reeves, the movies' greatest stone face since Buster Keaton." A. O. Scott of "The New York Times" was not impressed with Reeves' performance, commenting that "even Klaatu looks bored and distracted, much as he did back when we knew him as Neo." William Arnold
Alter Ego (1986 video game) magazine's Charles Ardai described it as "fascinating the first time out" but repetitive later. "Info" gave the Commodore 64 version five stars out of five, describing it as "some of the most broadly theraputic and consciousness-raising software available", and "very entertaining". The reviewer concluded "I would recommend this wholesome software to anyone old enough to read". The game was also positively reviewed by Zzap!64 magazine. It was awarded a 98% overall rating with the comment "Original, unusual, compelling, varied... C'est La Vie!" Alter Ego (1986 video game) Alter Ego is a role-playing video game released by Activision in 1986. It