It was inevitable that with the exponential success of Keanu Reeves “John Wick” movie series, someone in Hollywood would decide that now is the perfect time to re-launch him in the Matrix movie series. In the Matrix, audiences were blown away not just by the movie making technique and special effects, but also by the mind-bending story premise that we are all living in a virtual computer simulation. What was worse was that the simulation was run by robots who had conquered the human race and used our brains for computing power.

The Matrix ran for three movies, and sort of lost firepower progressively. The last one was definitely considered “Meh” by many people.

The good news is that the Matrix 4 trailer for “The Matrix Resurrections” seems to be making up completely for that decline in quality. It is tight, it is intriguing, it is action packed, and it is cohesive. Did we say there’s action in it? Yes, apparently a lot. There are new players and new characters, as well as some very familiar faces like Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity. Not to mention, a ‘Young Mobius’ avatar filling in for Laurence Fishburn (apparently Laurence was not invited to be in this production). Keanu even looks age-appropriate.

Other talent includes Neil Patrick Harris (“Gone Girl”), Priyanka Chopra Jonas (TV’s “Quantico,”), Christina Ricci (TV’s “Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story,” “The Lizzie Borden Chronicles”), Telma Hopkins (TV’s “Dead to Me,”), Eréndira Ibarra (series “Sense8,” “Ingobernable”), Toby Onwumere (TV’s “Empire”), Max Riemelt (series “Sense8”), Brian J. Smith (series “Sense8,” “Treadstone”), and Jada Pinkett Smith (“Angel Has Fallen,” TV’s “Gotham”).

All we have to say is if filmmaker Lana Wachowski’s “The Matrix Resurrections” delivers at least 75% of what the trailer promises, then “We Are Here For It.”

PRODUCTION:
Warner Bros. Pictures Presents, In Association with Village Roadshow Pictures, In Association with Venus Castina Productions, “The Matrix Resurrections.”