Few moviegoers would have guessed from his laconic and occasionally blissed-out performances in films like “River’s Edge” (1986) and “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” (1989) that in less than a decade, Keanu Reeves would be one of Hollywood’s most popular and bankable leading men. He had to first endure a long, awkward period, during which he struggled to find his footing in big-budget features like “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” (1992) and independent fare like “Little Buddha” (1993); in the eyes of most critics and pundits, he was ill-equipped for both. But his turn as a determined and