Pure money driven drivel...

Rating: 1/10 (9 June 2003)

I was very excited to see this movie as I loved the first one and couldn't wait to see more of the story, after seeing it I was left seriously disappointed and turned off. The Matrix should have been left alone after one movie as it appeared it would be at the end of it but I suppose due to the huge popularity of the movie made the 'W' brothers couldn't pass up another payday. Can't say I blame them, I would do the same thing too but I would definitely come up with something better than this inane drivel.
The movie is very drawn out, some sequences are so long and uncomfortable feeling that you'll want to scream "enough already"! There are several scenes that do not even need to be there as they do not move the plot along or effect the story in any way. The whole sequence in Zion for example starting with Morpheus's terribly weak and laughable speech through the love scene and the party. It was a waste of 10-15 minutes this movie could have sorely done without, these guys aren't the philosophers they think they are. There are many good action sequences, especially the freeway chase which was very well done.
What really kills this movie though is there's no longer any 'hook', without that the movie loses its mystique and its ability to keep us interested. As in Usual Suspects and the first movie, there was a question that needed to be answered. For Suspects it was "who is kaizer soze?" For The Matrix it was "What is The Matrix?" This movie has none of that and it's a major oversight that these guys didn't come up with something for us to want to know about. Their attempt with Agent Smith came off comical at best, did they use up all their intelligent stuff in the first movie?
I'd give this movie a "rent it" recommendation, it might be better in the comfort of your own home on your DVD player so that you can fast forward through the parts that get on your nerves. I know I will rent the final one, for a 'bridge' movie in the trilogy this movie makes for a perilous walk of patience.