Rell (Jordan Peele) has just lost his girlfriend, her decision. Now he is a couch potato, crying and smoking weed. His pal Clarence (Keegan Michael Key), however, is happily married to a beautiful gal (Nia Long). Meanwhile, a meth lab is raided and all of the cookers are, well, "cooked" and drugs stolen. However, one being makes it out alive. A darling kitten runs frantically away and makes it to Rell's doorway. Wow, this wee cat arrives just at the right moment to heal Rell's heart! Naming the feline Keanu, things are looking up. Its not for long. While Rell is out, the members of a gang raid his house, mistaking his house for his neighbor's, a low level drug dealer. They take Keanu! With Clarence's wife going out of town, Rell convinces his C-pal to help him get back Keanu, even if they have to become "fake gangsters" to infiltrate the network of bad guys and thieves. Can these two basically decent guys truly dive into a dangerous world and act like tough killers? What if one of the gang members, Hi-C, starts to capture Rell's heart? First, this is not my kind of film, being too violent and raunchy. I confess I watched it because a) I was with a pal who suggested it, b) I love cats and c) I like funnymen like Key and Peele. The darling cat and the two stars are the only reasons to watch it, truly. Otherwise, there are shootouts, strip clubs, and bad language in abundance. Therefore, unless you can keep your thumb on fast forward, you might want to skip it. Hopefully, Peele, Key, and Keanu will all make a family film next time out.
Keanu
(2016)
Watch it for the kitten and stars Peele and Key; otherwise, very violent and offensive in parts
3 October 2016
Warning: Spoilers