Just... didn't... care...

Rating: Null/10 (31 May 2003)

The major flaw, as I see it, was that it didn't develop the characters for us to feel emotionally involved with them. They expect us to feel sad when we don't know their situations. They expect us to feel in allegiance with the People of Zion when Morpheus gives his 'patriotic' speech... but... we just don't care. I felt myself drifting off into weariness (and yes, I had enough sleep) when I heard the long-winded and elaborate dialogue about things that tax the brain to the limit, although some of the themes touched on are undoubtedly interesting. It makes me wonder what happened to the time when movies were popularly black-and-white, and I think, much more enjoyable for their simplicity.
It must be said, however, that the special effects are flawless and the setpieces are very brilliant, and the film deserves every acclaim for this achievement.
Therefore, I give this film half marks, for it's aesthetic brilliance, but it looses marks because of it's reliance on it's prequel and it's dissapointing ending. 5/10