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By Steven Lloyd Wilson | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (8)

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Henry’s Crime tells the story of Henry (Keanu Reeves) who finds himself dragged unwillingly into a bank robbery. The robbery goes wrong, Henry takes the fall, goes to jail, and then works out his own heist after he gets out in order to rob the bank. “I’ve done the time,” he says, “I might as well do the crime.”

Someone has not quite explained the concept of Double Jeopardy to Henry. Going to prison for trying to do a crime does not give you free rein to do the crime properly once you get out. It actually just means that the clues are worth twice as many dollars.

James Caan joins Keanu on the heist as they must infiltrate the theater next door to the bank because of some tunnel hand waving or some such. Really it happens so that Keanu can fall in love with Vera Farminga while wearing a terrible fake goatee. Also it gives us the great meta humor that Keanu Reeves plays a character forced to act. That’s gold.

Trailer below.


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Comments

Probably worth it in order to see Vera Farmiga wearing a fake goatee though.

Posted by: PaddyDog at January 5, 2011 10:15 AM

Keanu Reeves isn’t an actor is he?!

I thought film crews secretly built sets around his house while he slept and then surreptitiously filmed him while the Matrix/Point Break/Devil’s Advocate happened around him.

Only explanation I’ve ever found for that constant look of utter confusion and quiet bafflement on his face.

Still, love you, Keanu, you oblivious real-life Truman, you.

Posted by: zeke the pig at January 5, 2011 10:45 AM

That photo will never stop being funny.

Posted by: Figgy in Honduras at January 5, 2011 10:57 AM

Stop picking on Keanu. You'll just make him sad.

Maybe we'll get some Keanu interviews from this. I love his interviews. He seems to weigh each word like a bowling ball.

Posted by: SittingPat at January 5, 2011 11:04 AM

Please allow me to digress. 5 years ago I had a spin instructor who looked exactly like Vera Farmiga. The likeness was so eerie that after viewing Running Scared, I asked her if she was also an actress in addition to working at my gym (she denied this). Shortly after that my instructor left the gym and sort of disappeared from everyone’s radar. Her phone was disconnected, her e-mail address deleted and she moved out of her house. I am almost convinced that I took spin class from Vera.

I simply had to share this information.

Also, I love Keanu. Past, present and always. His vacant stare is endearing.

Posted by: Scully at January 5, 2011 12:40 PM

You kinda sound like a stalker, Scully.
Did you also happen to note that she was a really fast runner, especially considering how much trash was in the darkened alleyway?

Posted by: superasente at January 5, 2011 12:49 PM

I considered adding the “I’m really not a stalker; she invited me over to her house for parties; we also formed a Saturday morning running club; and we did the Sears Tower Stair Run too; we really were friends, I swearsies” disclaimer to my above comment, but felt it was unnecessary.

I was wrong. So: I swear I’m not a stalker. We really did hang out! I think her ex-husband had The Crazy and that’s why she had to do the disappearing act.

Do you believe me? You really don’t. I thought so. I’ll go google Sad Keanu now.

/sigh
/Sad Scully

Posted by: Scully at January 5, 2011 1:01 PM

Someone has not quite explained the concept of Double Jeopardy to Henry. Going to prison for trying to do a crime does not give you free rein to do the crime properly once you get out.

This reminds me of that Double Jeopardy movie with Ashley Judd and Tommy Lee Jones. Someone really should have done more research (like, any...) before writing that nonsense.

I'm told I dissect movies too much, but that one was glaringly w.r.o.n.g.

Posted by: Uriah Creep at January 5, 2011 11:37 PM