The explosions, the martial arts fights, dodging bullets – all here, though this Warner Bros. picture still has a serious issue with the mic-ing for their actors, as most of their dialogue is covered up by the score in non-action sequences. Whereas, in “The Matrix” expository scenes took up a majority of the runtime, the expose pieces in “Resurrections” rely heavily on snapchat level videos played concurrently in flashbacks and on TV screens like a promo for a WWE pay-per-view; which undoubtedly saves time those initiated and uninitiated, injecting familiar viewers with nostalgia that will bring smiles and filling newer viewers with awe and wonder strong enough to revisit the older films. This was perhaps the shortest Matrix film, and that is far from a bad thing. The new additions to the franchise (my eyes are on you Jessica Henwick) were welcome and did not feel as if they were usurping any roles.
Groundbreaking … that may be where “Resurrections” will fail to hit the mark for fanatics. Everything here is essentially a throwback with a twist, as most sequels are after a decade or two away from the source material. The blurry early millennium visual effects are a treat to behold on the big screen, for those of us who were too young to view the Matrix when it first dropped, but fanatics of the franchise who saw the the first three Matrix films can only expect to be taken through a trip down memory lane, with a twist or too.
The philosophy of the Matrix is there, but this is no “Reloaded”. The existentialist ideals explored in “Reloaded” are a lingering ghost here in “Resurrections”. The action sequences are drawn out as “Revolutions” and the expository pieces of the first film are primarily in the first hour. These nods and builds on the previous films makes “Resurrections” play more like a greatest hits to an anthology collection. As viewers to the previous films will either fill rewarded or betrayed, “Resurrections” does guarantee an invite into the world of the Matrix, the only difference between this invite and the one two decade’s ago is a film aware of the times bringing to audiences an experience that could be once defined as water cooler conversation and turning into a series of abridged Tik-Tok clips.
Score : 3/5
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