Here’s a glimpse of Keanu Reeves’ directorial debut, and, is it me, or does Reeves look a little sweaty in the final shot? It’s just one of the off-putting moments in this Man of Tai Chi trailer . The bare bones of a plot are revealed via Reeves odd voiceover: to take a “pure-hearted, good natured man of Tai Chi and turn him into a killer,” he says, before adopting the cadence (but thankfully not those long-drawn-out ‘r’ sounds) of Ben Kingsley’s The Mandarin and concluding. “Let. The Games…Begin.” Dra. Ma. Tic! Meanwhile, the footage, which comes via Twitch , is almost entirely of martial-arts fighting — not surprising since Reeves told MTV that there are 18 fights in the movie totaling 40 minutes. He also said that he plays the , including a few scenes of Reeves, who has said he plays the movie’s villain, channeling Neo from The Matrix . Alas, the rest of the movie does not appear to aspire to that sci-fi classic’s standards. As for that sweaty look, maybe Reeves was feeling the pressure of directing his first picture. [ MTV , Twitch ] Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
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