The Sci-Fi Flop That Keanu Reeves Couldn’t Believe He Made

In the movie Andrew Davis’ 1996 Thrilleer “Reaction”, Keanu Reeves plays the role of Eddie Casalvich, a mechanic at the University of Chicago who oversees a special scientific experience to convert hydrogen into energy. Eddie is not a genius, but he knows how the chain -filled chain room works. Then, one night, he accidentally discovered a mysterious voice that settles in the experience and gets success. It seems that the world’s energy supply problems will be solved.

Of course, this begins immediately in mysterious coverage where the chain reaction room is detonated by unknown conspirators and Eddia is framing for the destruction. (The explosion takes eight blocs of complete cities.) The innocent scientists have killed, so I have to run with a physicist called Laila, who is currently playing by “Constantine” Rachel Wesz. Of course, they should find a way to prove their innocence and discover those who want to destroy their energy experience. Morgan Freeman also appears as one of the conspirators.

If you do not remember the “reaction chain”, do not feel bad. It is a type of forgetful films that came and went in the late summer of 1996 without noticing many people. Reeves did not receive a course in the Kung Fu for “The Matrix” until now, and therefore, it was not necessarily a box office draw guaranteed, as the image of only $ 50 million got a little more than $ 60 million at the box office (which is, in terms of Hollywood, a bomb). Instead, the “reaction chain” was one of those films that you likely to watch on cable TV in the late 1990s. At that time, you may go on several copies of the “Rest Series” in a great movie on your way to renting a more interesting movie. Even Reeves does not like the “reaction chain”.

In 2001, five years after hitting the “reaction chain”, Reeves admitted to reprimanding that the film had faced a set of problems, most of which stems from its text (which is due to JF Lawton and Michael Bortman). He pointed out that he chooses his acting roles based on the wealth of his characters and/or the complexity of the conspiracy (contrary to the commercial capabilities of the film) and that he signed a “reaction chain” because he loved Eddi a lot. However, in the text he read, the character was closer to the typical hero of Hitchcock, that is, a family man who is wrongly accused. This has changed dramatically before the start of the shooting, leaving a cold Reeves in the project. As it put it:

“[W]When I got there, it was a different movie. Originally, I was married. I had this child, and I did this research, and I did not know that what I was looking for had this effect. Someone was killed. I was unfortunately. And I try to stop what I do, but they cannot allow me, so they chase me. Then suddenly, I turn into this 24 -year -old mechanic. And I moved to Andrew Davis and said, “What happened to the movie that I said yes? What happened to this text? Where did that go? He said:” No, I got something better “, so I had to go with him.”

In the final film, Eddie is a less interesting character, expressing more than just a public champion decision. Reeves does not do much with the part, but then, there is not much that someone can do with a character like Eddie. Just like the movie around it, Eddie shows a kind of banks in the background, an element that can be forgotten in a film that can be forgotten.

The “reaction chain” has a 18 % approval rate on spoiled tomatoes based on 34 reviews. Most critics were quick to use the phrase “general” and “formula” to describe it. It is a completely noticeable movie, and this particular article may be one of the few times in the past thirty years that someone has disturbed by observing it.