Bugs (Jessica Henwick) is investigating a modal program in the remnants of the matrix when she activates a program designed for one purpose: to find Neo (Keanu Reeves). Now living as Thomas Anderson, visionary game designer, Neo has been lost in his own personal hell. He still sees enemies around every corner, but his analyst (Neil Patrick Harris) is helping him work through it. The only bright spot is seeing Tiffany (Carrie-Anne Moss) come in to the same coffee shop every day with her husband and three children, but even that is bittersweet. It still takes a monumental effort for Bugs and Morpheus (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) to convince him to make the choice to save his own life and by extension, all of humanity again.
I did watch it before the year was up but it didn't make my top ten list. I think it was too soon. If I had seen it earlier in the year and had time to think about it, it might have rated higher. The Matrix series has always excelled at "big, dumb action covering big, dumb philosophy" but you really do need to watch this one multiple times. There's just so much going on. It does a good job balancing fan service with a new story and manages to poke fun at itself along the way. Abdul-Mateen is great as the new Morpheus, given that those are some big shoes to fill, while NPH and Jonathan Groff chew scenery with the best of them. You don't need to watch the two previous sequels but it does kind of help.
It's running in theaters but it's also on HBO Max until Jan 6 so you still have a little time to watch it at home if you like.
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