As dull as the two Matrix sequels

Rating: Null/10 (26 April 2004)

What on earth was all the hype about? I thought Reservoir Dogs was good, if a little over-rated. I consider Pulp Fiction to be one of the best movies ever made. But this? Great start, with real promise of an interesting movie. Then she gets the samurai sword and, for me, the movie starts to slide. No plot twists, interesting story directions or intriguing tales. Just one woman killing lots of people...? The dialogue is dull, the camera work seems to last forever. I do buy all the references to other movies, but that is simply not enough to hold my attention. This was just plain dull. I found this very similar to the second Matrix movie, in that halfway through the major fight scene I was just totally bored. The only plot driven element to the movie is how many different ways, using different weapons, and different gymnastic moves can you kill someone. The first explosive fight scene was great, but they just go on and on.. As a result I have no interest in seeing part two as we all know it will just be more of the same, I'll wait till it comes on TV. Wake me up when its over. By the way, I'm a huge Bruce Lee fan, and loved the few decent movies that he made, but Kill Bill just doesn't compare.