Great thriller, but too much philosophic double-talk

Rating: 7/10 (15 May 2003)

I saw The Matrix Reloaded on it's opening day, and I have to say, it was a great rush. The thrills and action have increased and improved since The Matrix, and I wa especially impressed by the multiple-Smith fight and the speedway chase. However, I found that the original movie was 10 times smarter and philosophic than this second installment. I found Reloaded to be filled with confusing double-talk that just kept going around in circles, whereas in the first Matrix, it was more linear, and it had a greater sense of being placed at the right spots in the movie. This is where Reloaded is a little unbalanced. The philosophy itself was also deeper in the original Matrix. It doesn't seem so impressive or ground-breaking here.
All in all, one of the best thrillers I've ever seen.