The Matrix 10/10
Speed Racer 10/10
Bound 9/10
Cloud Atlas 8/10
The Matrix Reloaded 8/10
The Matrix Revolutions 8/10
Jupiter Ascending 6/10
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I don't think CLOUD ATLAS is a masterpiece but I can't help but feel that I will be thinking about it for a very long time. I rarely tear up in movies but I found myself straight-up bawling for a few sections of this (namely the 1939 gay romance and the Somni monologue). I cannot tell you how disappointing it is that today's top directors that could get a blank check like Nolan or Tarantino aren't even one-tenth as ambitious as the Wachowskis. It's a truly sad state of the commercial filmmaking world.
JUPITER ASCENDING, on the other hand... I don't hate the film by any means but most of the distinguishing marks of their auteurism are absent in their writing and directing of this film. What remains is their overall goofiness which isn't a bad thing but it is by no means their strong suit. I just wish more of the actors were more skilled in playing up the camp. As it is, Eddie Redmayne, of all people, is the only one who knows what movie he is in.