Key And Peele's 'Keanu' Kept South By Southwest Up Late, And It Was Worth It
Bleary eyes be damned -- a 12:30 a.m. start time didn't stop the Paramount Theater's 1,200 seats from nearly filling up for the "work-in-progress" premiere of "Keanu" at South by Southwest on Sunday. Nor did the daylight-saving-time leap that left the Austin crowd stumbling out of the venue at nearly 4 a.m.
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele's first joint big screen venture follows in the footsteps of both "Furious 7" -- last year's 11th-hour surprise screening -- and "Trainwreck," which also played in progress at SXSW. This time, festivalgoers at least had a few days to plan for sleep deprivation, as "Keanu" was added to the lineup earlier in the week. But no matter: As someone who usually eschews the midnight offerings at film festivals, I am delighted to nod off while telling you that "Keanu" was worth the death knell that became this morning's alarm.
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