9 Terrible Casting Decisions That Ruined Great Movies
2. Keanu Reeves - Dracula
Keanu has never been blessed with the greatest range as a performer; in the right role say Neo or John Wick hes perfect, but in the wrong part you get his turn in Dracula. It's not even a case of Keanu phoning it in, because you can see him trying his best; it's just that outside of casting Hulk Hogan in the role it's hard to imagine a more miscast actor for the part.
His attempt at an English accent is one of the worst ever committed to film, and the atrocious grey wig hes lumbered with in the second half only adds to the artificial nature of his performance.
It doesn't help hes performing beside heavyweights like Gary Oldman and Anthony Hopkins, who are so effortless they just highlight Keanus weaknesses. Keanu was smarter about his choices post-Dracula, and he stuck to movies that highlighted his strengths instead of exposing his limits.