Asks endless questions, gives no answers

Rating: 6/10 (16 May 2003)

Interesting effects, and well-filmed scenes do not make up for the fact that this movie is VERY poorly edited. It is obvious that a really kick ass, hour-long movie is in this over 2 hour spectacle. Unfortunately the makers of this movie realized that gushing fans would be more than happy to shell out their eight bucks twice to see this movie and the quick arriving sequel in November.
Almost every scene in Zion was a waste of time. The extended dance sequence reminded me of a Coors Light commercial, and really seemed out of place here. The endless repetitions of the odd philosophy lessons not only got old, they got annoying.
I enjoyed the Greek myth allusions, and can see many ways they can wrap up this movie trilogy in fine fashion. But as a stand-alone movie, The Matrix: Reloaded, is mediocre at best, and horror of horrors, boring and bad at worst. People saying, "You need to judge this movie, based on how good the next one is." are just making excuses for the poor quality of THIS movie.

All in all, do what I should have done. RENT The Matrix: Reloaded on DVD late in October. Then when November comes along, head into the theatres and see the final leg.