Not as Good as the First

Rating: 6/10 (16 May 2003)

Here's my impression after seeing it on opening night.
1. Some neat special effects, but very slow moving.
Unlike the first Matrix, which had you riveted to the seat, the beginning of this movie was heavily laden on dialogue and building on the interaction between Trinity and Neo. Way overdone, the movie pace actually slows down and is way overdone in this regards.
The fight scenes are similar to what we saw in Matrix 1, however, speed it up and add some explosions, and that's what you are seeing in the Matrix Reloaded. Some of the scenes tend to be dragged out beyond what is necessary.
2. What's up with Smith?
He had such a great part in 1, that he is back in Reloaded with some new special effects. Quite exciting earlier on, yet nowhere within the movie has it really explained how he got there and how he returned. In addition, the viewer really can't figure out how he can do some of the things that's going on.
3. My two cents, is that the most unique part was the last 5 minutes. This movie appears to be a setup movie for the 3rd. Forget the hype on this one, hype the third one.