THE MATRIX, RELOADED; Carlisle’s Final Word.

"Denial is the most predictable of all human responses."

The Architect.

Script Logic; 0/2

Pace; 1/2

Acting; 1/2

Aesthetic; 2/2

Originality & Intention; 0/2


Score; 4/10

Final Word; Christ, where did it all go so wrong? They had a perfect set-up to explore and a wealth of possibilities to mine, and we end up with this crap: a story that makes absolutely no sense and a bunch of tired, over-worked action scenes. A real disappointment and a slap in the face to any thinking fan. Not only was it a terrible film, but it somehow managed to make the first film less enjoyable.

THE MATRIX; Carlisle's Final Word.

"Stop trying to hit me and hit me."

Morphius.

Script Logic; 2/2

Pace; 1/2

Acting; 1/2

Aesthetic;2/2

Originality & Intention; 2/2


Score; 8/10

Final Word; For all the talk of ‘originality’, directors Andy and Lana Wachowski (formally the Wachowski Brothers, before one of them had a sex-change) do owe a debt of gratitude to a great many films and books, but the package is all its own. May seem cliché now, but its action scenes in particular were ground breaking. On the flip-side, now we’re stuck with a slew of knock-offs and every film these days seems to have an obligatory slow-mo moment. A rare film because even Keanu Reeve’s charisma-vacuum presence doesn’t sink it.