wanderer_612 Reviews

Suspect Zero (2004)

Decent movie

[7/10 · 1 September 2004]

I found Merhige's Shadow of the Vampire terribly boring, and I had read so many varied (and mostly bad) reviews for Suspect Zero, that I went in expecting the worst. To my pleasant surprise, I found that it kept my attention and that overall, I liked it. It was a relief to watch a movie whose pace and overall look was quite different from the regular Hollywood fare. The disjointed scenes, criticized by many, gave me the feeling of peeking into someone's life. And I had no trouble with the fluctuations in the interactions between Carrie Ann Moss and Aaron Eckhart; it's what I would expect of a troubled relationship.

That said, and as numerous reviewers have pointed out, character development is definitely weak. For example, there were too many views of the back of Ben Kingsley's head... wasted scenes that should have been replaced with human interactions. And Carrie Ann Moss was definitely underutilized. I kept wishing she could cut loose.

I would watch this movie again, because it contains so much detail that one viewing is not enough to appreciate what it's trying to say.

Matrix (1993)

Showing on Mystery Channel in Canada

[3 April 2004]

The Matrix can currently be seen on the Mystery Channel in Canada. I started watching it because I like Carrie-Ann Moss (Matrix movies). She was a definite asset to the show because she added life and humor to a series which was sometimes too 'dry'.

I think the ratings probably suffered because she (the female element) was greatly underutilized, especially at the beginning. In some episodes she did little more than answer the phone, and it seemed as if she had only been added to the series for her looks. She was very good in the episodes where she got to do real acting.

I also enjoyed Nick Mancuso's portrayal of Stephen Matrix. He can sometimes be cranky and harsh, but he definitely grows on you. The writing is imperfect, but the show is fun to watch.