Also, I'm assuming I missed some important info because how tf did Trinity develop The One powers? And was there a reason NPH was able to freeze/control Neo but not Smith?

I really thought the beginning was promising, looked like we were going to get a look at what the architect was explaining to neo there’s been several versions of him already. I was expecting to see a far more advanced matrix, but not the way the analyst/movie did. So it was odd to see a matrix designed around more feelings and emotion to generate more power from humans considering they threaten the matrix.

The matrix itself is far more interesting than the Zion/To Lo storyline, it’s what killed the third movie. This is where the movie lost me, once it pivoted to reality with Neo escaping his pod by friendly machines, to another Zion like location that was also built by machines. This presents all kinds of issues and plot holes. Machines (Wokies call them synthians) were working with Humans, making strawberries? Assisting in rescues? Dumb. They could be hacked etc threatening everyone in to lo.

Lastly, making trinity the one or similar to neo, destroyed the movie imo and ruined the franchise. Out of nowhere she possesses the same skills as neo? Come on.

No, you didn't miss anything. I think they just went straight for the "She's powerful too!" angle. Which makes no ****ing sense, and muddles the running storyline of the past films. There definitely seemed to be an obvious effort to bring more female leadership to the story. Which didn't really work. Niobe was a ****.
I really hate how the neutered Neo too. When they showed him training with new Morpheus and he destroyed the dojo, I thought that was pretty cool let's see him wreck some shit. But then he's fighting Smith a short time later, and can't even hold his own in the slightest. Like I said earlier, they seemed to change each characters powers depending on how they needed the plot to progress at that moment. Felt cheap and lazy.

Of course, that's ignoring the fact that if they're in a digital environment that the machines control, then the machines would have to program themselves to miss shots.

Old ass Niobe, OK. Don't give a shit about her. Someone on the ship is the grandchild of someone on the Nebuchadnezzar, cool. Also don't give a shit. The Indian chick who was the child program from the third one. **** you, don't care.

I was waiting the whole movie for Neo to remember how to use his powers and just lay waste. That moment never came, which sucks because that probably would have been pretty memorable. A few months from now I don't think there's a single scene from this movie that I will remember.

had no idea why Merv was brought back. He was a parody of the original sequel. All it did for me was remind me how good the characters were in the matrix and how this iteration completely missed out on an opportunity to make the matrix more frightening, controlling etc.

Oh, I forgot about the Merovingian. I did actually chuckle a bit when they brought him in so I’ll give them that..

Its Mr Anderson, not TOM. WTF was that?