Matrix Reloaded
Ok, so hubby and I decided to go on a date and go see the much anticipated sequel to The Matrix. We decided to go early get our tickets since we expected it to be packed on a Friday night, we were not disappointed in the turnout. What did disappoint however was the complete lack of story to justify a two hour movie.
I’ve heard all sorts of reviews of the movie. Some reviewers feel that the really cool if drawn out fight scenes make up for there not being much of a story line, or much of a progression of the story line. I probably would have been ok with that if it wasn’t for the drawn out for no good reason to the plot line sex and orgy scene at the beginning of the movie.
The fastest way to show an audience that you have no story is to fill 15 minutes with sex. We already know that Trinity and Neo are dedicated to each other. It opens with Neo worried that he’ll lose her in a fight. I discovered a long time ago that movies that rely on sex to fill the time have no real story and don’t make good movies. I have no problem with love scenes, but I’m just not into gratuitous skin and nipple shots.
And this movie did not get any better as it progressed. While I enjoyed the philosophy bits and the exposition when it happened, most of the movie feels like little vignettes that don’t really go together. The fight scenes are dragged out, and while real cool, get boring after awhile. And compared to the wonderful flow and depth of the first movie, it just gets old. The CGI doesn’t disappoint. And they do some interesting things with the shots and perspectives they show you.
I do not really recommend this movie. Go to your friends get the relevant story points from them and wait for November. My babysitter said that his friends had mentioned that the preview for the last movie at the end of the credits was better then the whole second movie. I agree.
