Well, I think for all people of my vintage, the Matrix trilogy were a seminal moment. Especially, the very first film. The special effects were on a level that had not been seen before. It wax the first time that CGI made its presence known and it felt like things would never be the same again and it was true, they weren’t.

But it was so much more than that. For people of my generation who had witnessed faster and faster computers coming into existence, and becoming ever more important in daily life, the film felt somewhat sinister. Maybe, we all lived in a simulation. Maybe, the film was more than just entertainment, it was a message.

How would we really know for sure?

That, and the colour of pills suddenly seemed so much more important.

Of course in the trilogy Keanu Reaves manages to somewhat sort things with a peace deal with the machines that tragically leads to his death.

So where to now?

Well where’s the will for a nostalgic film, there is a way.

Cue all our favorite characters are back, through the use of DNA sequencing. There’s no time for any nature/nurture debate here. You are your DNA and your DNA is you.

What follows is somewhat credible. But, it doesn’t leave you with the same dread that the real world is a simulation. It’s too narrow. But you get great fighting scenes and a belief in the goodness of humanity and at least some AIs.

This won’t be a cult classic, think Terminator III.

I did enjoy it though, it gave me that fuzzy, warm feeling.

So, four stars out of five for me.