A day later, I’m still conflicted over the second part of the Matrix trilogy. As much as I am tempted to say that the Matrix is all about style — and thus dialogue should be ignored wherever possible — I still can’t shake some disappointment.

Many of the scenes had the top-heavy, self-important quality of another disappointing film, especially during any scene that involved “the Council” or its members. (Or the fucking grating, pompous, self-important individual Neo meets late in the final act.)

The action scenes were a welcome respite, but even they occasionally came up short. In the vaunted armies-of-agents conflict, I was really looking forward to a demonstration of digital photogrammetry in action. While impressive, it wasn’t entirely convincing. Some portions of the scene made Neo seem too smooth — almost antialiased — and were just not convincing enough. A great step forward, but when I heard John Gaeta boasting about virtual cinematography, I really expected a show.

Here’s hoping the brothers hired a good (screenplay) editor for Revolutions.

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