Knowledge Spoils the Bliss of Ignorance

Rating: Null/10 (24 May 2003)

The current Matrix does not seem to excite me as much as the initial one. In the first one, the rollercoaster that we take with Neo when he realizes all is not as it seems(We're not in Kansas, anymore)seems to make for a better story. The second one is spoilt by this knowledge though there are still some plot twists. It is bogged down by the need to introduce new characters at the start and to flesh out the existing ones. The obligatory love scene is nothing more than obligatory and could have been left out. And still, the supposed star of the movie, Keanu Reeves, is outshone by Laurence Fishburne and Hugo Weaving. The plot is a bit convoluted and I wished that they had spent more time streamlining the plot to make it more comprehensible. Instead, a lot of time was spent on the incredible action sequences and though they do not detract from the movie, they did steal more time from the plot. In short, the special effects may have made leaps and bounds over the first Matrix, but the plot seems to have taken a back seat.