Vastly overrated

Rating: 3/10 (24 February 2007)

(1) This film is boring. Exposition upon exposition is boring. The Wachowskis make the same mistake with this film as they did with Matrix2 and 3. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
(2) So what if there was a novel (that may have been good). This film does not have interesting material in it FOR A FILM! Let's see: a guy wants to clean up govt by blowing it up. That about does it for plot. Cue special effects and more blah blah exposition to carry us to the 150 minute mark.
(3) There is no logic behind Portman's character becoming the best friend of a psycho.
(4) The rating this film has been given by IMDBers (and studio shills) is completely ridiculous. Half an hour in I had completely lost interest.
Rating: 1.5* out of 4 -- don't bother renting it.