Reviews

A poignant, beautifully-filmed story that is as much about male relationships as it is about crime. The subtle, yet gut-punch sociology in the writing is matched by the direction and the cinematography.** Having read about this film, and knowing it was produced on a micro-budget, this is a screenwriter and filmmaker who will soon have Hollywood knocking on his door. The skeptics and purists might notice the sacrifices made here and there due to budget constraints, but these sacrifices were wise choices that indicate a sharp use of resources. In reality, that this film is at the level it is considering what this team had in terms of financing, is indicative of genius behind the camera.

This movie was a metaphor within a metaphor within a metaphor. It's too bad that the top IMDb review is someone who gave it only one star and said, "I didn't know what was going on for the first forty minutes."

That was the point. Neither does Thomas Anderson. The ease of the mind grab is a direct reference to what's going on in our society today. If I had to sum up the point of this film in one sentence, I would describe it like this: "A film in which one of the original screenwriters has us entertain the idea that some of us only THINK we've taken the red pill.

The satire is brilliant, too. Forced to write another screenplay or lose the option, that reality is added into the storyline.

In conclusion, if you liked the original Matrix just because of the fight scenes, you missed the point then, and you're missing the point now. Try seeing this one a second time, and this time as you watch, compare what the characters feel, say and do-- every line, every dilemma, every point of confusion and fear-- to what is going on right under our noses out of the Matrix, in our own world. If you still don't get it, you might be Team Blue Pill and just not know it.