Plot slacking (who cares) eyeball popping special FX entertains!

Rating: Null/10 (8 June 2003)

Well since the surprisingly huge hit of the Matrix which seems to define a new generation of movie goers, all anyone can talk about is when the next sequel arrives. It finally has arrive and I saw it on it's opening night and you can tell right off the bat that they spend a lot of money on it. Plus there are many actors/actresses, non-actors (such as Roy Jones Jr.) trying to get involve in the phenomenon. A brief synopsis. The Matrix Reloaded fine our hero Neo finally making it to Zion. Him and Trinity (Moss) are now a bonafide item. Our ubercaptain, Morpheus arrives in Zion like a prophet except not everyone believes in his vision, especially not his boss. His boss believes in that sheer might and numbers will be the machines as Morpheus still believes that Neo is the one. Meanwhile, our coolest villain since Darth Vader, perfect diction Agent Smith, finds himself new life, and just as the Beatles did, he decided to try a little help with his friends to get back at Neo. Of course his friends are himself, and himself, and himself... so on and so on.

This movie has a heck of a lot of action and I do mean a ton of it. Some very expensive CGI effect, but, event though I hate to admit it, it does lack on plot. I did think they overused the slow-motion camera a bit too much. It seemed that practically every action scene had it in it. A little something I like to call.. Matrix mode. Needless to say I was still blow away by the stunts that I saw, particularly a highway chase that even John Frankenheimer(Ronin) and William Friedkin (French Connection) would have liked (even though it was CGI'ed). Keanu is still Mr.. wood when it comes to acting and if they ever make a movie about the life and times of Al Gore, I am sure Mr.. expressionless one can play Mr.. expressionless two. But, for the Matrix Reloaded you really don't need the Oscar winning caliber performance. All you need is a cardboard guy to give you a few whoa's here and there and Keanu fits perfectly in here. Overall this is a gleeful, butter-popcorn munching, goobers eating big screen bonanza that did it's job of bringing entertainment from Hollywood to the audience at the megaplex and isn't that what's it all about. Entertaining the masses. Can't wait to see Matrix Revolutions and see more stuff get blown up in Matrix mode. Film gets a B.