An average movie

I already saw this movie but since I just bought an awesome brand new TV and since I have this movie on Blu-ray, I thought I might as well check it out again. Well, even though this movie is nothing really exceptional, I actually hold it very close to my heart. Indeed, it is the first movie I saw in IMAX (at least, since I live in the Netherlands) and, above all, it was the first movie me and Nick (my step-son) went to see together without the rest of the family. Back then, he was just a little kid who was around 11 years old and we had a blast together. Since then, we keep going together to the movie theater on a regular basis, usually once a month, we have been doing it for years now and we hope to keep doing it maybe forever. Anyway, back then there was a huge hype around this flick and the expectations were pretty high since it was the first movie directed by the Wachowski siblings following the Matrix sequels. Unfortunately for them, it turned out to be a huge flop but, to be honest, it wasn't really surprising. I mean, visually, it was pretty amazing (fortunately, there was no 3D back then), there was a nice cast involved (Emile Hirsch, Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, Christina Ricci, Matthew Fox) but the story was barely entertaining. Above all, it felt like a very expensive and very long (135 mins) kid flick. In fact, after re-watching it, it was above all the main issue, the fact that the damned thing was just way too long considering the material it was dealing with. Anyway, to conclude, it is still a visual marvel and I think it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in the work of the Wachowski siblings.

6/10