In 2008, Reeves collaborated with director David Ayer on the crime thriller Street Kings. He played an undercover policeman who must clear his name after the death of another officer. Released on April 11, the film grossed a moderate $66 million worldwide.[127] The film’s plot and Reeves’ performance, however, were met with mostly unenthusiastic reviews. Paul Byrnes of The Sydney Morning Herald stated, “It’s full of twists and turns, a dead body in every reel, but it’s not difficult to work out who’s betraying whom, and that’s just not good enough”.[128] The Guardian opined that “Reeves is fundamentally blank and uninteresting”.[129] Reeves starred in another science fiction film, The Day the Earth Stood Still, a loose adaptation of the 1951 film. He portrayed Klaatu, an alien sent from outer space to try to change human behaviour or eradicate humans because of their environmental impact. At the 2009 Razzie Awards, the film was nominated for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel.[130] Many critics were unimpressed with the heavy use of special effects; The Telegraph credited Reeves’s ability to engage the audience, but thought the cinematography was abysmal and the “sub-Al-Gore environment lecture leaves you light-headed with tedium”.[131][132]
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