I've got to admit I haven't liked any of the Wachowski films since the horrendous Matrix Revolutions. They seem to have kind of bought into their own hype and pretentiousness, instead of just making good movies. They went the George Lucas and M. Night Shyamalan route - they got caught up in either technology or technique that they forgot about story lines and characters, which is what helped to get them to the heights of their careers.
All of that being said I found this movie highly enjoyable despite the glaring flaws in about every aspect of the film. It was just a fun movie that didn't get bogged down in philosophical or metaphysical ideas (something most of their films after The Matrix seem to be abound in) but instead reveled in the weirdness and oddity that is this movie. It is all the better for it. As directors these two still have a good visual eye giving this movie all kinds of eye candy with action scenes that pop with vigor but yet doesn't seem confused. The characters here are still rather bland and cliche but at least the siblings seem to be actually trying to make some characters instead of just card board cut out people spouting meaningless, idle mumbo jumbo.
It's just a fun movie to turn your brain off and have a good time.
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