Save THE MATRIX

Rating: 1/10 (6 November 2003)

The Matrix - brilliant film with incredible story line, FX and action. Reloaded was tolerated because of the FX and action - the plot getting subverted to spiritual babble with only a few glimpses of the original techie idea of The Matrix. With Revolutions the Wachowski brothers have descended into a pit of cheese and drowned the original concept in moralistic claptrap. It seems that the person who came up with the idea for Matrix left the building and the god squad took over. Apart from Hugo Weaving (Ag. Smith), some ass-kicking from Niobi & Trinity, the rest was nausea-inducing. The acting was so wooden in Reloaded, that I really thought Revolutions would end with Neo back at his PC at home, having completed the game "Save Zion", which begun with him following the white rabbit - remember. All that business about choice and guides etc. - a computer game - thereby excusing the ham acting and badly scripted dialogue and long winded speeches going nowhere - this was a film about computers/technology after all. We are in the 21st century - Hollywood has done all the biblical epics we need, why couldn't they leave this one (the Matrix) alone. Is Hollywood so in need of yet another saviour - what a choice - remember Neo was a hacker! Revolutions came very very close to reminding me of another 'save the world' film with wooden acting - Rambo, saved only by Agent Smith, who for me had the best lines and who's character was not compromised by the ridiculous plot. I thought the Wachowski brothers were more intelligent.