Review of The Matrix Resurrections (2021) by Lipino — 29 Dec 2021

The initial concept is clever but it's all downhill from there; drags pathetically with a sullen, semi-mute Neo reluctantly carrying the movie on his shoulders, with unending dialogue from charmless characters who can't compare to the supporting cast of the first movie. And somehow the CGI has gotten worse since 1999.

Suffers from Hollywood corporate wokeness as well, a clear reflection of the director's personal issues and warped view of the world. The only 2 white male characters are villains played by gay actors, and somehow the machines are misogynistic; fighting them is unsubtly fighting the patriarchy. Lines like "you women used to be so much easier to control." Just garbage.

The cover song of Rage Against The Machine during the end credits was a perfect summation of the movie. I've never jumped for the remote before to stop a song from playing during end credits. This sounded like the director's daughter did a cover on a USB microphone and emailed it in.