This article originally appeared in Vulture.

In Keanu Reeves's new movie, John Wick, he plays a stone-faced contract killer—perfect casting for an actor famous for his otherworldly impassiveness. Ha-ha, you might say, Keanu Reeves is playing another role where he doesn't have to emote. But those who joke about Keanu and his immobile face haven't been paying attention.

This is an updated version of a post that originally ran on Dec. 11, 2008.

Emotion: Baseline Keanu-ness

Year depicted: 2003

Habitat: The Matrix Revolutions

Field notes: The purest, most basic facial expression of Keanu, aided by wraparound sunglasses.

Kean-u-meter: 0

Emotion: Unconsciousness

Year depicted: 2003

Habitat: The Matrix Reloaded

Field notes: Keanu is in the Matrix.

Kean-u-meter: 1

Emotion: Alienation

Year depicted: 2008

Habitat: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Field notes: Keanu is a literal alien.
Kean-u-meter: 1

Emotion: Concern

Year depicted: 1991

Habitat: My Own Private Idaho

Field notes: “When will my friend awaken?” wonders Keanu.

Kean-u-meter: 1

Emotion: Serenity

Year depicted: 1993

Habitat: Little Buddha
Field notes: Keanu is Siddhartha.

Kean-u-meter: 1

Emotion: Annoyance

Year depicted: 1986

Habitat: River’s Edge
Field notes: Keanu’s impassive face excels at covering up lies, as when he plays a character who isn’t telling his mother about a dead body.

Kean-u-meter: 1

Emotion: Confusion

Year depicted: 2001

Habitat: Sweet November

Field notes: A classic Keanu expression, and one that can be found in nearly every Keanu habitat.
Kean-u-meter: 1

Emotion: Thoughtfulness

Year depicted: 1995
Habitat: Johnny Mnemonic
Field notes: The futuristic headgear gives this facial expression a certain poignancy it might otherwise lack.

Kean-u-meter: 1

Emotion: Mild consternation

Year depicted: 1996

Habitat: Chain Reaction

Field notes: Keanu is watching a physics experiment go awry. (We’re pretty sure his eyes are really wide behind the goggles.)

Kean-u-meter: 2

Emotion: Sympathy

Year depicted: 2005

Habitat: Thumbsucker

Field notes: Keanu is reaching out to a troubled teenage boy.

Kean-u-meter: 2

Emotion: Pensiveness

Year depicted: 2001

Habitat: Hardball
Field notes: Notice the slight tilt of the head, which distinguishes this from Thoughtfulness.
Kean-u-meter: 2

Emotion: Contemplation

Year Depicted: 2009

Habitat: The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Field Notes: Keanu is lost in thought.

Kean-u-meter: 2

Emotion: Worry

Year Depicted: 2011

Habitat: Henry’s Crime
Field Notes: Keanu’s wife Debbie has just asked him if he wants children.

Kean-u-meter: 2

Emotion: Animated

Year depicted: 2006

Habitat: A Scanner Darkly

Field notes: The slight droop of Keanu’s left eye is more apparent in this habitat than in any other.

Kean-u-meter: 2

Emotion: Exhilaration

Year depicted: 1991

Habitat: Point Break
Field notes: A rare sighting of the flighted Keanu.

Kean-u-meter: 3

Emotion: Overwhelming joy

Year depicted: 2006

Habitat: The Lake House
Field notes: Keanu has just narrowly escaped death to find the woman he loves after two years of searching.
Kean-u-meter: 3

Emotion: Scheming

Year depicted: 1993

Habitat: Much Ado About Nothing
Field notes: Simply adding facial hair to Keanu can increase his Kean-u-meter by one to two points.
Kean-u-meter: 3

Emotion: Discomfort

Year Depicted: 2013

Habitat: 47 Ronin

Field Notes: Keanu is being flogged in the ass by four samurai.

Kean-u-meter: 3

Emotion: Ecstasy

Year Depicted: 2013

Habitat: Generation Um ...
Field Notes: Keanu has just eaten a cupcake.

Kean-u-meter: 3

Emotion: Tortured ecstasy

Year depicted: 1992

Habitat: Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Field notes: Keanu is basically receiving a blow job from a topless female vampire.

Kean-u-meter: 3

Emotion: Flirting

Year depicted: 2003

Habitat: Something’s Gotta Give
Field notes: Keanu has just met his favorite playwright.

Kean-u-meter: 3

Emotion: Awe

Year depicted: 1999

Habitat: The Matrix
Field notes: Keanu is saying, “Whoa.”

Kean-u-meter: 3

Emotion: Love

Year depicted: 1995

Habitat: A Walk in the Clouds

Field notes: Keanu is talking to his beloved wife.

Kean-u-meter: 3

Emotion: Sadness

Year Depicted: 2010

Habitat: Park benches

Field Notes: Just imagine how much sadder he would have been if he’d known this photo was gonna show up on 4chan.

Kean-u-meter: 4

Emotion: Aggression

Year depicted: 2000

Habitat: The Gift

Field notes: Keanu is threatening small children. Once again, facial hair adds to the Kean-u-meter score.
Kean-u-meter: 4

Emotion: Gloating

Year Depicted: 2013

Habitat: Man of Tai Chi
Field Notes: Keanu has just vanquished an enemy.

Kean-u-meter: 4

Emotion: Fear

Year depicted: 1989
Habitat: Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure

Field notes: A group of medieval knights are seconds away from killing Keanu.

Kean-u-meter: 4

Emotion: Gratitude

Year depicted: 2000

Habitat: The Replacements
Field notes: Keanu has just been offered a ride by a hot NFL cheerleader.

Kean-u-meter: 4

Emotion: Mild anger

Year depicted: 2008

Habitat: Street Kings

Field notes: Keanu just learned his boss is behind it all.

Kean-u-meter: 5

Emotion: Lust

Year depicted: 1989

Habitat: Parenthood
Field notes: Clearly, Keanu is overwhelmed by his own sexiness.

Kean-u-meter: 5

Emotion: Determination

Year depicted: 2005

Habitat: Constantine
Field notes: Keanu is about to punch a demon while wearing brass knuckles.

Kean-u-meter: 6

Emotion: Severe anger

Year depicted: 1994

Habitat: Speed

Field notes: The bus burning behind Keanu was driven by his friend.

Kean-u-meter: 6

Emotion: Triumph

Year depicted: 1991

Habitat: Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey

Field notes: Surprisingly, this lively facial expression is exhibited by Keanu while portraying a murderous robot.
Kean-u-meter: 7

Emotion: Infernal rage

Year depicted: 1997

Habitat: The Devil’s Advocate
Field notes: Satan himself, enraged that his protégé, Keanu, has shot himself in the head, adopts Keanu’s form and screams at the sky while bearing wings made of fire.

Kean-u-meter: 9. Unlikely to be surpassed anytime soon.

Emotion: Horror, revulsion

Year depicted: 1992

Habitat: Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Field notes: Keanu has just watched three vampires devour a baby.

Kean-u-meter: 10. This is the highest rating ever achieved on the Kean-u-meter, and is offered as an example of the acting heights Keanu can reach.

See also: John Wick Is a Violent, Violent, Violent Film, But Oh-So Beautiful