US Edition‘Outcome’ review: Keanu Reeves miscast in supposed dark comedy
- On Friday, April 10, director Jonah Hill's dark comedy "Outcome" debuts on Apple TV, featuring Keanu Reeves as Reef Hawk, a beloved movie star confronting an anonymous extortion threat.
- Hawk has remained sober for five years, a secret protected by childhood friends Kyle and Xander , alongside crisis lawyer Ira Slitz .
- Facing a $15 million extortion demand, Slitz sends Hawk on a proactive apology tour to identify the blackmailer, though the actor cannot recall wronging anyone from his past.
- Critics describe the 80-minute film as "dull" and "repetitive," though it features acclaimed director Martin Scorsese and actor Susan Lucci in supporting roles.
- This third directorial effort from Hill follows his 2018 debut "Mid90s" and 2022 documentary "Stutz," though critics claim the LED screen aesthetic makes the film feel "utterly divorced from reality.
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‘Outcome’ Review: Keanu Reeves Is Loved by Everybody and Nobody in Jonah Hill’s Offputting Industry Satire
If the bona fide movie star really is a dying breed — as countless doomsaying editorials in this age of franchise-led studio cinema insist is the case — films like “Outcome” won’t encourage many aspiring actors to repopulate the firmament. Arriving mere months after “Jay Kelly,” Noah Baumbach’s self-pitying ode to the nobly receding likes of George Clooney, Jonah Hill’s second fiction feature as writer-director likewise paints a picture of moder…
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The Morning Journal‘Outcome’ review: Keanu Reeves miscast in supposed dark comedy
In the new straight-to-Apple TV film “Outcome,” Keanu Reeves portrays one of the biggest movie stars in the world.
‘Outcome’ Review: Keanu Reeves Brings Sincerity to Jonah Hill’s Otherwise Glibly Unfunny Comedy About a Hollywood Star in Crisis
Keanu Reeves plays a movie star in crisis in Jonah Hill's Hollywood satire for Apple TV, 'Outcome,' which also features Cameron Diaz and Matt Bomer.
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