Move the Video Game Scenes to the Video Game and Give me some Acting

Rating: 7/10 (16 October 2005)

Contrary to other comments on this site, and in agreement with the critical commentary found on the Ultimate Matrix Collection DVD, the battle for Zion should not be in this movie, at least not to the degree that it is. The characters involved were not given the time to be cared about, and the action, while impressive was not able to hold attention for the thirty plus minutes it took up.
I think that having that action included in a video game where one could participate would lessen the boredom felt by many in the audience.
It would also have allowed the film makers to focus on the characters that were interesting; Smith, The Merovingian, and Monica Bellucci. There would have been an opportunity for us to watch Smith and Merve talk about power, and purpose. It would have put arguably the two best actors in the film in a scene with each other that would have been interesting.
There you go, my edits to the story. ryan_hates_pants@hotmail.com