Keanu isn't hard to sit through, because Peele can—and literally does—make answering the phone funny. But none of the scenes feel like they're going anywhere. The whole movie feels like decent crowd work—a warm-up act for a more substantive movie that never starts. The script and directing don't give them much to work with either, just empty space to ham it up. It's the comedic equivalent of tossing LeBron the ball and hoping he makes an amazing play while everyone else just stands around. He does make a great play a decent amount of the time, but goddamn, couldn't someone at least set a pick? Key and Peele are comedy superstars. Keanu is a first-year expansion team.

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