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Monday, November 10, 2003
My thoughts exact;y.
Best sink a couple of pints and turn up late, to "ooh" and "aah" over the big battle scene, which perks things up somewhat, even if you do start to root for the machines. Reminiscent of Ray Harryhausen epics, with its convincingly otherworldly effects, it's also heavily influenced by Aliens and The Terminator, without equalling either.
The main issue is that nothing is at stake. By extending Neo's powers to 'the real world' and overplaying the resurrection theme in Reloaded, the makers have removed all sense of danger, and, in fact, all sense at all...
The death of a major character elicits no emotion, the blinding of another brings sighs (you've read your Greek myths, lads - well done!). The more thought you give the film, the less it deserves, and when the (anti)climax rolls round, Smith's nihilistic diatribe sounds endearing. Thus, a would-be paean to the power of belief ends up meaning nothing at all.
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