Now what?

Rating: Null/10 (15 October 2003)

Okay, it's good. It's one of the better sequels I've seen in my movie-loving life. But it wasn't great. A half an hour of talking is fine in a comedy, drama, or sometimes even in a musical. But not in an overtly action-based film. No matter how hard you try to explain it otherwise, this is not a drama.
The twins could have been used considerably more. Only one scene? (The restaurant scene doesn't count because they didn't do anything.) However, I have a strong feeling that they will be back in November. The car chase was incredible. Fighting the Oracle's bodyguard was great. I loved the Keymaker. But where's the story? Sure, there's a lot of talk, especially with the Oracle and the Architect, about the background of the Matrix (or Matrices?), but no story. Basically this is a 10 minute story turned into a two hour many-million dollar production. Little more than a blatant excuse to use bullet-time. But where are the new executions of bullet-time that John Gaeta talks about in the making of the original? Very disappointing. Nothing new and novel like the first one. Let's hope this is all part of the Wachowskis' plan to blow us away in the third and likely final episode.