Nothing between the screen and the audience

Rating: 3/10 (8 November 2003)

First I have to say, I'm not a die-hard "Matrix" fan. The original "Matrix" isn't a masterpiece, it ain't even a great movie. But, yeah, it is a cool movie, a good flick, a cult film. It could've been another mediocre action-yawner, but the imagination of the Wachowski Brothers was quite stunning: the mythic-like characters with their leather coats, the well-timed subject of the over-thought plot, and - after all - the philosophical, mythical and religious roots. There's even more in it, but I have to go on to the point :)
I rated "The Matrix" 7/10.
"The Matrix Reloaded" instead could've been (just) a good action-flick, but the Wachowski Brothers seemed to get lost in their own story (world?). I was still stunned by the imagination of the creators, but the episodical structure of the movie and the mumbling speeches made it unclear and hardly watchable. But still somehow watchable. One scene made me laugh, I liked the self-irony in another one, there was even a scene I could call "real art". Not much, but still something.
I rated "The Matrix Reloaded" 4/10
Now we come to the final chapter. It's a pity, that of every positive aspect I mentioned above, only one was left in "The Matrix Revolutions" - the Wachowski Brother's imagination. The visual part is real good (although sometimes I've had the feeling it was too overblown). But that's it. Nothing more. Many moment were pathetic, some were daub. But the worst is that the creators somehow lost contact with the viewers. There was nothing left between the screen and the audience. The movie left me cold. No chemistry, no laughter, no thrills, no thoughts. No emotions (maybe except of irritation). And without this special something no pictures will stay alive in us - doesn't matter, how imaginative they are.
I rated "The Matrix Revolutions" 3/10.