A complete waste of time

Rating: 5/10 (20 October 2003)

Interesting. Reading through a lot of these reviews it would appear there are many viewers unanimous in what went wrong with this turkey. We can all see what the Wachowski brothers couldn't. That they were making a soulless, almost laughable film. This film could have been edited down to 10 minutes if it's purpose was to further the story of The Matrix. Sadly the directors' purpose here was to make a mechanical turkey. A self absorbed love letter to themselves. The cringe worthy Morpheus speech. The rave. The love scene. The Burly Brawl. All of them a complete waste of time and ultimately pointless. Ironic when you consider the films showpiece (the freeway chase) resembles the film itself. A wreckage. The original film was a novel idea where each scene served a purpose to further the narrative, allowing the story to flow. This film has none of that and worse still, treats the viewer with utter contempt. They think pitting Neo against 100 Agent Smith's for no other reason that just because will satisfy the viewer. They're wrong. The whole scene stinks of contrivance. The Wachowski's still have an eye for flair in their direction, that much is clear. Some of the shots are breathtaking. However if the script itself isn't up to the job then the whole exercise is void. Just like this film.
Niz