The imminent releases of the memories of matthew perry It’s giving a lot to talk about these days. The book won’t be on sale until November 1, but several excerpts from it have already appeared online. Of course, none as scandalous as one in which he asks why Keanu Reeves is still alive if River Phoenix and Heath Ledger are dead.
The incendiary statement comes in a passage where he recalls working with Phoenix on ‘Jimmy Reardon’ and comments that he was a genius. It all seems like a mix of nostalgia and praise from the actor who brought to life the hilarious Chandler Bing from ‘Friends’ until he points out the following:
River was a beautiful man, inside and out – too beautiful for this world, it turned out. It seems like it’s always the really talented guys who go down. Why do original thinkers like River Phoenix and Heath Ledger die, but Keanu Reeves continues to walk among us? River was a better actor than me; I was funnier. But I certainly kept the type in our scenes, which is no small thing.
Perry’s comment surprised by both the attack itself and how gratuitous it is. And it is that in addition to calling into question the interpretive talent of the unforgettable Neo of the ‘Matrix’ saga, little less than implies that he would prefer that he was dead. Incomprehensible and out of place.
Now It will be necessary to see what are the reactions that it provokes this comment, both among the public, who adore Reeves, and the protagonist of ‘John Wick 4’, whom I’m sure any journalist will ask at the first opportunity, because on top of that, Perry then repeats his criticism even more more free when he remembers his reaction to the death of Chris Farley:
I punched a hole in Jennifer Aniston’s dressing room wall when I found out. Keanu Reeves walks among us.