OK, but needs a little improvement

Rating: Null/10 (23 May 2003)

I enjoyed this film, but I thought that the first hour could have been cut out completely without the movie suffering. Some sequences were wonderful after the first hour, and I'm hoping that there won't be too much dull stuff the third time around. I sort of liked the comic book references, though--it adds a new dimension to the characters.
SPOILER: My favorite part was when Neo met the Architect, and he explained Neo's purpose. My mom was watching it with me, and she said she didn't get it at all. She even thought the Architect was rambling, and I thought to myself, "How can a machine ramble?" Her friend even thought that Zion was in the Matrix. I was shocked. I guess it can be confusing, but when you watch the scene with the Architect, you have to relate the first movie to the second, especially Morpheus' comment that the "One" he knew of that died freed the first humans. That's just what the Architect said Neo had to do. So basically the machines allowed Zion to be created to control the One, the person who wouldn't accept the Matrix. Then when he was no longer needed, they destroyed Zion. It's that simple.
I'd give the movie overall about a 7 out of 10, because the scenes at the beginning were a bit too intense and unnecessary, I thought. Overall, it was good, and I'll probably go see the third one. The first one was definitely better--there aren't many sequels that are better than the originals--but I'm just hoping that the third one won't wreck the series completely.