Pretentious

Rating: 2/10 (5 November 2003)

Where we had inspiration in the 1st Matrix, we see only shameless commercial enterprise by Wachowski Brothers, Mr. Keanu Reeves & Co. No doubt they did their best to produce something decent. All the crew tried very hard. But the brothers seem to have had no direction at all - only a desire to hit a big time until it is not too late. Thus we have huge plot holes and meaningless pretentious dialogues just to tie one beautifully shot action sequence to another. And please don't say anything about deep "philosophical" meaning! During Moscow premiere of the movie audience laughed just at the moments supposed to be touching or meaningful. It was simply because those people have what Wachowskis lack - common sense, sense of humor and self- irony.