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I saw the film with a bunch of Warner Bros. executives, and when it was over, there were a bunch of long faces. Will it make a 150 million this weekend? No doubt. But should it? That is another story.

What was missing from this film that was present in huge doses during the first Matrix was "adult supervision". The brothers now can do what they want, and that means imagery, efx and pop philosphy are the focus. Story arc, structure and character development don't rate as a blip on the radar. This is a shame, because Bound and the Matrix had both look-at-me camera work and heart.

Here's hoping that the next film regains what made watching the first Matrix so much fun.

The brothers now can do what they want, and that means imagery, efx and pop philosphy are the focus.

This then means that the finished product reflects not only their artistic vision but also their political and personal views expressed via the plot and characters. Hmmmmmmmmmmm.............I wonder how different the movie would have been, and what it would have said about the Brothers if, when the camera panned down the assembled ruling 'Councilors' (and instead of the Brothers selecting Cornel West as a contemporary/academic/political science/activist/) the collective audiance saw, let's say, Newt Gingrich or Rush Limbaugh dressed in the torn clothes doing a cameo appearence, guiding humanity towards "freeing [it's collective] mind".

Here's hoping that the next film regains what made watching the first Matrix so much fun.

Since it supposedly will be released this Fall (?) it may already be filmed and 'in-the'can' awaiting (or in the process of being) editing and final touches.........therefore CAN it be saved at this point in time?