matt wyles

DC have finally found their feet with The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker. Absolutely fantastic! I hope this marks the beginning of a new dawn for the DCEU.

I had a great time watching this. As soft reboots go I'd say it did a really good job and I hope there are more to come. It retreads old ground a bit near the end but I can forgive that as it still brought a smile to my face.

I don't post movie reviews very often so when I do you can be damn sure it's because I have something to say. I just watched The Matrix: Resurrections. I was there in 1999 when film changed forever. When it changed me forever. The first Matrix movie was the very meaning of 'seminal'. Every single line of dialogue, every beat of music, every bullet shot etched into my mind. To this day I can recount to you every second of that film. As can my friends who joined me on that journey. The sequels, although not nearly as good, still found a way into my heart. Their action and philosophy created something whole. And they changed the way we see motion pictures. The Marvel movies, as great as they are, must bow down to their projenitor. This new Matrix however, will never be allowed to rent space in my memory. I went in ready. Fists aching to pump the air with excited energy. But they never even closed. This new one is just... boring. It's an impotent waste of time. And that to me is tragic. For over 2 hours I was desperately clawing to find something great. Giving it the benefit of the doubt until the credits rolled. And it left me with nothing. Void of all that came before it. How is that possible after 20 years? With all that has been created and imagined in the time since this sequel I expected something great but it just falters at every step. No great soundtrack, no memorable characters, not even a great action scene. It's a tragic waste of potential that screams of a cash grab of the laziest order. Am I a bitter old fan that 'just doesn't get it'? No, I don't think so. I probably care too much but isn't that the point? I care about the Matrix. I'm all in when it comes to the philosophy. I'm right there for the action. I want the characters to succeed. I thought i could handle 'one little sequel' but no, Lieutenant. This film is already dead.