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 (soundtrack) Alter Ego (soundtrack) Alter Ego is the soundtrack for the film of the same name. It was released in June 2007 by Minos EMI. All five singles from the soundtrack are sung by popular singer Sakis Rouvas, who also made his feature film début, interpreting the lead role of Stefanos. The soundtrack was produced by Soumka, who composed all of the instrumental pieces for the film score. Singer-songwriter Pimis Petrou composed all of the lyrical songs, while Antonis Vardis, one of the most successful Greek composers, composed the song "Zise Ti Zoi" for Sakis Rouvas, which was the main theme