Spectacular but confusing

Rating: 6/10 (29 May 2003)

Maybe its just me but did anybody get slightly confused by the whole film? Recalling my experience with 'The Matrix' (I had to watch it twice to understand what was happening), I would say it might be just me...
Anyway this film has some more ground breaking effects and death defying stunts, which is perhaps the reason for some of my confusion. Not only does Neo defy death himself several times (fighting over 40 people, dodging bullets etc. etc.) but now he seems to be defying death in others. With the dramatic saviour of Trinity does it not seem like 'The One' has become a God like figure? I appreciate that this may have been the aim but I have no idea where his skills in bringing people back to life (by performing closed-chest heart massage) have come from.
Zion had an air of Star Wars about it, I half expected to see Jar Jar Binks at the Council table and indeed this would not have surprised me purely because I hadn't grasped the plot.
To be honest this was a slight disappointment given the creativity and originality of 'The Matrix' and I'm left in two minds about whether or not I intend to re-watch it and bother with the sequel later this year.

If you're wide awake and have a good attention span then prepare to be amazed by a loaded action thriller. If not then prepare for lots of big fights and fires and car chases. Ooo car chases.