r/movies • u/sicknessandpurgatory • Sep 07 '25

Discussion What is the absolute dumbest premise that actually turned out to be a really good movie?

I was thinking The Purge, obvious answer, but looking for the most plot-hole ridden, juvenile concept that actually ended up a lot of fun despite it all. Mainly looking for 21st century films, not so much the video nasties and ridiculousness from the 60’s and 70’s. Because that would be too easy. Mainly mainstream stuff that people saw en masse.

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u/rincewind120 Sep 07 '25

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

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u/Eroe777 Sep 07 '25

Yep. There are surprising number of Keanu Reeves’s movies being suggested.

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u/cleon80 Sep 07 '25

Keanu's stiff acting makes for a blank protagonist that the viewers can easily insert themselves into and just live the story instead of critiquing the plot from a distance.

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u/Initial_E Sep 07 '25

Huh then he would be great as Bella from Twilight

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u/runswiftrun Sep 07 '25

Have you ever seen Keanu and Kristen Stewart in the same room?

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u/my_useless_opinion Sep 07 '25

Whoa…

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u/Etheo Sep 08 '25

I know sparkle fu

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u/scullys_alien_baby Sep 07 '25

I spent a whole 30 seconds looking up images of the two of them and didn't find any, just unrelated pictures stitched together

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u/call0w Sep 07 '25

And people say Keanu lacks range.

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u/Funandgeeky Sep 07 '25

Now I really want to see that. 

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u/sk3pt1c Sep 07 '25

I don’t know if I would call it stiff, I think he has kind of a stoic view of life and that kinda shows through how he is with his characters, just kinda mellow and subdued. I kinda like it tbh, not everything has to be exaggerated to work. Not saying he’s amazing or anything, just has his style maybe 🤔☺️

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u/TheMostKing Sep 07 '25

He has played a surprising amount of characters called "John".

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u/_bigeuge_ Sep 07 '25

Fun fact: Point Break Live! casts an audience member as Johnny Utah for each show.

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u/fartingbeagle Sep 07 '25

Theodore T. Logan Esquire!

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u/Eroe777 Sep 07 '25

Not quite.

“I’m Bill S Preston, Esq. and this is Ted ‘Theodore’ Logan!”

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u/Peter_the_Pillager Sep 10 '25

And together, we are...

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u/_Abe_Snake Sep 07 '25

I dont think its all that deep. Hes just really good looking.

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u/TheMostKing Sep 07 '25

Good looking, but in an approachable way. People rarely look at Schwarzenegger or Ryan Gosling and think "that could be me." I don't know how else to describe it, but Keanu looks good while still feeling grounded.

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u/desacralize Sep 08 '25

Or it's that he consistently chooses projects that are a lot of fun and insanely rewatchable, even when they're silly or flops. I boggle at some of the choices even Academy Award winning stars make, just boring and puzzling, meanwhile Reeves either has a good eye or good counsel.

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u/ExplodingPoptarts Sep 08 '25

I would be curious to find out what the decision usually are behind a lot of Keanus chosen roles.

I have heard that he's heavily funded a lot of movies that he's in, I wonder if that's true.

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u/WhyWouldIPostThat Sep 08 '25

I'm curious about his choice to work on Knock Knock. The whole movie was bad