Matrix meets Dogma

Rating: 1/10 (9 April 2005)

Well, once again we see Keanu Reeves as the pseudo-Christian salvation figure saving the world. It's quite amazing how little Reeves changes his way of acting for this one. The gestures and looks are almost identical to the Matrix trilogy. The way he bends down, turns his head or shoots the daemons... It's a first class deja vu. Indeed, the director did obviously play on this effect. Many of the special effects look similar, too. The story itself was supposedly constructed so as to attract American Christian fundamentalists. The plot is so bloodcurdling in some parts that the audience involuntarily started to laugh... In a way, these are the strongest moments of the film, where at least there is some irony. Altogether, this is one you can unscrupulously skip.