Yep - a revolutionary bad movie

Rating: 2/10 (7 November 2003)

When the first Matrix came out I, like almost everyone, was impressed. It had still-pictures with spinning camera, quite awesome wire-kungfu and - well all those neat tricks that made you gasp. When I saw Reloaded I thought that the reason why this film wasn't so appealing was because I didn't understand it. Then came the day when I found out just how good Wachowski brothers really are.
When the lights re-appeared and I grabbed my coat to leave the theater I was astonished. I was speechless in the true meaning of the word. To put it nicely I'll say that Revolutions is a badly burned soup which consists of a) clichès b) repetition c) some Matrix mythology (of course) and d) incomprehensible amount of brainless action.
Either Wachowskis don't know what is a clichè or then they think that the audience doesn't. This is perhaps the most depressing feature of the film. More than few scenes are schoolbook examples of what not to do.
When I say repetition I mean things already done in the earlier parts and things happening in this movie. Is anybody surprised to see Neo swirling in the air and fighting with Smith (feels quite futile at this point by the way)? I also believe that not many are like my kid brother, now on second grade, who might just stay interested after tens of minutes of flying bullets and a bunch of sentinels).
I'm more than a bit disappointed to see how Wachowskis failed to keep the story coherent, intelligent or even logical (though more I'm sorry for my money that went to the ticket). If Matrix is a big deal for you then I can't probably say anything that'll stop you from wasting your time. If you think that Revolutions will redeem Reloaded's promises or find the series only adequate then do find something more interesting to do - like patting the walls.
A Big disappointment - 2/10 (and I mean it!)