Dreadful spectacle

Rating: 4/10 (26 June 2007)

I am horrified that a "film" like this can gross as much money as it has. I am horrified that the IMDb users have rated it so high.
What was good about this movie? The effects, both auditory and visual.
What was bad? Everything else. Countless plots and A-list actors all fighting each other for screen time, while the audience is left with a seriously convoluted "plot," no connection to the characters, and an almost 3 hour movie which could have been an hour and a half. Half of the film was exposition for unnecessary side-plots, and the other half was effects sequences that were so over-the-top that they became tedious.
Un-entertaining and hard to follow. A far cry from the comparably simple and superior first installment.