Good, But First Film Better

Rating: Null/10 (15 May 2003)

I thought Matrix Reloaded" was a pretty good movie, but not as good as the original. Unlike the first film, this movie had several clunky parts to it, like that extended Zion dance scene near the beginning of the film that went on a lot longer than it should have, and all that stuff about "keymaker" and the like (kind of reminded me of "Ghostbusters" a bit). Maybe I wasn't paying close enough attention, but I thought that some of the exposition was virtually incomprehensible -- the movie was definitely more "talky" than the first one (or maybe the exposition in the first one was just executed better, I don't know). Reloaded, at times, reminded me of some made for TV sci-fi show.
At first, I was a bit unhappy with how Morpheus had really turned into this religious-type leader, but that turned out to be a pretty good aspect of the film, particularly when you consider the plot twist at the end that I won't go into. For the most part, the effects were pretty good, as were the fighting scenes. I'm looking forward to seeing the conclusion of this movie in November.