Rise of the Matrix clones

Rating: 1/10 (3 July 2003)

1 of 10, or 2 broken thumbs.
Could just as easily be a non-animated Animatrix story, though not nearly as entertaining or meaningful.
It's like watching a movie of George W. Bush playing a video game he had the NSA program. Nothing new. End of the world fantasies. Same old music and video FX as previous Terminators. Just another movie by a corporation trying to profit off the Matrix's popularity.
The acting and character choices don't help. The main character (hero and savior) is living "off the grid". Despite earning a living doing construction work and riding a big motorcycle, he looks like a childhood star (or son of a president) that got pampered most his life and then started doing drugs.
Then there's the terminators' fight scenes. Like watching pro-wrestling. Stand there and take my best shots, then fall down, then get up, then have the other guy stand there and take your best shots. Repeat. Pathetic.