I walked into The Matrix Resurrections hopeful to find a story I enjoy and find entertaining. I walked out depressed and baffled. If this is modern sci-fi I want no part of it and I count myself a fan of the original film from 1999.
This was just a complete mess masquerading as meta sci-fi. No thank you!
As best as I can make out this tells the story of Neo trying to figure out the Matrix again and find his love Trinity (now introduced as Tiffany) with an aged Niobe (Jada Pinkett Smith). Along the way he faces a duplicitous game mogul version of Smith (Jonathan Groff) and a psychiatrist villain played by Neil Patrick Harris.
I have never been the biggest sci-fi fan, but I used to at least understand the movies even if they were a little slow and more style over substance. Now they try to cram so much substance that they lose the story. I guess at least with The Matrix Resurrections I could understand the dialogue unlike the baffling Tenet from last year. Other people are either smarter than I am or they don’t care that the plots make no sense in these movies. I don’t know. I can only share my experience.
Also just because something goes meta and has a message doesn’t automatically make it good. It still has to tell a story that makes sense with characters that grow and change. Not the case here. Honestly movies like this make me feel I was too hard on Reminiscence because at least that had a coherent story with characters that transformed. It was a little boring, but I’d watch it a hundred times over whatever this was.
If you like The Matrix Resurrections more power to you. I hated practically every minute of it.
Now please can someone make a good sci-fi film please? I need it!
3 out of 10
Frown Worthy
Lol. Who dis? The death of journalism means any mom with internet access is a “critic” these days.
At least be civil and polite when you’re being negative
Fair enough. I’m just extremely frustrated with the state of sci-fi lately. I tried to keep the review to the film and not bring in any of the personal people involved to the best of my ability
Rachel I was replying to ‘Vance’ I wasn’t talking to you I thought your review was fantastic!
Ah right! Long day. Thank you!! 😊
Rachel I was actually replying to ‘Vance’. Your review was fantastic (I don’t want you to think I was criticising you!!)
Sorry I accidentally posted the comment twice
Funny because 2 comments posted twice right at the same time. Thank you!
Hey Rachel not to keep bothering you I would appreciate if you took a look at my blog I recently finished my Disney canon watchthrough which was inspired by you. Again not to bother you but would definitely appreciate if you did
It’s called cianfilm.wordpress.com
Nice burn Bro 😀 a review with less substance than Matrix 4
LOL.
I run a top rated podcast and have been writing professionally for over a decade.
I think you need to watch again. The fact that you thought he was rescuing Trinity from Niobe tells me you didn’t understand what on earth was going on.
I agree. The movie made no sense…
Excellent review, excellent website. And people who say “who dis?” aren’t exactly the people who you want to like your work, the disapproval is actually a good sign.
LOL. Thank you!
We must be on the same wave length because for the first 30 min of the movie, I was just like “Ok. We get it”
We must be on the same wave length because for the first 30 min of the movie, I was just like “Ok. We get it”
Or we don’t get it but have given up trying! Lol
Yep, great review and completely agree. I honestly struggled to stay awake through it after the first act left me completely baffled and confused. And the meta joke was worth a giggle at first, but perpetuating it through much of the film was just a terrible move.
Perfect review – I’m a fan of both the original and sci-fi, so please don’t take this one as an example of modern sci-fi. It’s not… I’d even go as far as to say it’s closer to fantasy. I only gave it two stars so I think you’re being generous.
Probably one of the most disappointed most anticipated movies. The film had a lot of good / interesting concepts, but the overall execution was messy.