much is overdone

Rating: 5/10 (16 May 2003)

First of all, let me get something from my heart; Neo knew how to fly in the first matrix! If you didn't know, you need to learn to respect movies and need to watch the movie until it is finished. Oh, and never leave a movie-theatre before the credits finish.
Right, The Matrix Reloaded, this sequel could have been brilliant. All the elements were there. It was designed as part of the matrix trilogy, the first one was genius and the story of reloaded is wonderful. But, I'm torn between two sides.
The acting of most characters has been done adequately to very good. A number of less important characters did not perform up to the quality necessary to make Reloaded as good as the Matrix. Camera work and mise en scène were as good as the original. The general atmosphere was slightly different, but almost as good.
Then what was bad about the movie? First of all, there is a glitch in the Matrix Reloaded. In the Matrix, we learn that all agents need to obey the rules, yet the twins can shape shift into ghosts. These two do not fit into the matrix trilogy, they should have been written for the X-series.
Secondly, too many long and unnecessary scenes, topped by the 'party in Zion/porn' sequence. This sequence is too long and irrelevant to the movie, it seems to be pasted into Reloaded to lengthen it. The atmosphere in the scene was all wrong, it was more like a Dune Miniseries scene. The length of the fighting scenes is debatable. Lets say that the car chase sequence was slightly over the top, thus lessening the quality of the movie.
For all you people who think that The Matrix was brilliant for its fighting scenes, Reloaded is an excellent movie. Although it is impossible to top the brilliance of the fighting sequences of the first matrix. For all people who know The Matrix was an excellent movie because of the idea, the atmosphere, the acting and its fighting scenes, Reloaded is a very good movie, as long as you get past the enormous party scene.
I gave The Matrix a score of 10/10, I think i will rate Reloaded 8/10.