Day the Earth Stood Still, Movie Review by Brian Wright

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So what happens? Well, can't tell ya. But I truly like Keanu's performance as Klaatu. He presents exactly the right balance between a highly intell... (More) So what happens? Well, can't tell ya. But I truly like Keanu's performance as Klaatu. He presents exactly the right balance between a highly intelligent being and a creature inhabiting an automaton's body. The real problem is Keanu is stuck in a movie that doesn't rise above plausible or serious. I think back on the 1951 version, which I saw probably a year ago. Even though the special effects were cheesy, the human behavior seemed much more reasonable given the lack of knowledge back then. The new version cleaves to the 1951 film, even though we know so much more than we did in the 1950s. What was reasonable for government officials then is incomprehensible today... I hope.

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