One was enough

Rating: 4/10 (31 March 2016)

"The Matrix Reloaded" is an American science fiction film from over 10 years ago. It was written and directed by the Wachowskis (brothers back then still, now sisters) and it was the second of three films from the franchise starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss and Laurence Fishburne. So on the positive side, they got back all the crucial cast members from the first film. Unfortunately, this cannot save the very forgettable film here. And what's even worse is that it runs for an impressive 135 minutes, extremely long just like the other 2 films.
There are a couple good scenes here, like the one on top of a truck, but as a whole the film is lost in a collection of great action scenes and special effects and totally fails in telling a convincing story. Then again, I may be a bit biased here, as I would call the first Matrix film nothing better than solid as well. It really surprises me to see that this is so well-received here on IMDb. Yes it is a good film, but the number of Oscar nominations and the fact that many people consider it one of the top50 films of all time is truly ridiculous. But back to this one here. It is not worth seeing and Reeves is the epitome of style over substance. Then again, you cannot really blame him alone as his character (and the entire script) are so uninspired. I am not interested in seeing the third at all. The second was already one too many. Do not watch.