One of the dumbest movies ever made

Rating: 1/10 (15 May 2003)

Sure, you get a whole lot of fight scenes that turn to slow-motion at one point. Sure, you get a whole lot of 360 degree turns without any reason whatsoever. Sure, you get a whole lot of bullets flying around in slow motion, and even more bullets flying around in normal speed. Sure, you get a whole lot of completely meaningless psychobabble (Cause and Effect anyone?). Sure, you get a whole lot of crashed cars - an entire highway full, in fact. Sure, you get a whole lot of people wearing "cool" sunglasses and saying "cool" things.
But apart from that? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. While the first movie at least had an interesting idea (that matrix itself), this one slithers along from one meaningless fight to the next meaningless speech about fate and destiny. And this time, not even the special effects are new. There is nothing mindblowing, and only very few noticeable special effects (the twins come to mind)in the entire movie, and all the other effects are simply shown ad nauseam. After a (very short) while, all the fight scenes get boring. You've seen Neo take on Agent Smith - I don't need to watch for 5 (or more) minutes making Reeves and Weaving the same moves over and over and over again, while the camera performs the same circle around them.
All in all - avoid if possible 1/10