Waiting for another Matrix? Keep holding your breath.

Rating: 6/10 (25 May 2000)

MILD SPOILER ALERT.
Mind you, there's not really all that much to spoil.
While there are some good action scenes, it just doesn't stand out from the crowd anymore. First ten minutes are pretty cool. Showdown is also pretty cool.
They're pulling their punches in the fighting scenes, it's just not the violent ballet that I know and love.
Maybe my expectations were too high from watching the preview, which pretty much shows all the action, from beginning to end.
The plot is pretty much non-existent. You expect a movie of this caliber to have twists and turns. The most twisting it does is when some character pulls a mask off. Intelligent? Not really. Not at all, actually. What's up with those masks, anyway? This isn't the sixties, you know.
The actors did a pretty good job, both hero and villain. Heroine also passes, as does Hopkins. The rest you can pretty much just forget about.
Verdict: Too little action, and the little there is just isn't mind blowing. Too many masks.