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
Keanu (film) 22, 2016, but in January 2016 the film was moved back a week to April 29, 2016. Posters for the film spoofed "The Martian", "The Revenant", "", "The Big Short", "", "Bad Boys II", "Scarface", "", "Speed", "The Matrix" and "Deadpool". In the United States and Canada, "Keanu" opened alongside "Mother's Day" and "Ratchet & Clank", and was projected to gross $10–14 million from 2,658 theaters in its opening weekend. The film made $3.5 million on its first day, including $560,000 from Thursday night previews. The film went on to gross $9.5 million in its opening weekend, finishing third at