Sorry. Keanu is like Julia Roberts, not an actor but a presence that shows up in a movies and reads lines. Keanu doesn’t become a character, neither does Julia. Both seem to play the same character in each movie. Unlike real actors, who sublimate themselves into a role and become the charactrer, Keanu and Julia are just there.

I agree with the author’s use of “cipher” in describing Keanu Reeves since he never creates a three dimensional character, he’s just a suit of flesh–good looking flesh, but a suit nonetheless.