Could've been a classic...

Rating: 9/10 (24 July 2003)

... if it wasn't a sequel to "original" Matrix.
First Matrix was more than a movie, it was really original and amazing. This movie has it's moments too and some very well dialogues (as Neo/Oracle, Neo/Architect). Action and effects are a bit over-dosed, Morpheus is not so effective as in first movie.
Result: OK for a sequel and considering that we still haven't seen the second part of the movie (Revolutions), it's worth waiting till November before we say the last word.
PS: The rave scene in Zion was fantastic, opposite of everybody's opinion. Although I don't listen anything than rock, this scene and love between Neo-Trinity summarizes lots of things for a careful Matrix fan. (E.g. you would have noticed there were lots of african-asian-indian in Zion. Maybe that's because ordinary white guys from western countries can't get out of the Matrix so easily. They have a lot to blind them: career, relationships, luxury etc. Just remember what Cypher says in first movie: ignorance is bliss for them...)
PS II: This film desperately needs Cypher. I wish he didn't die in the first movie.