The words "preaching" and "converted" come to mind.

Rating: Null/10 (5 July 2003)

It's highly unlikely that the Wachowski Brothers will be reading this or even take on board ANY criticism of their inexplicably adored load of self-important nonsense... er, their trilogy of movies about the Matrix; so rather than make any attempt at writing about how cold and boring "The Matrix Reloaded" was, I'll just furnish a short list of ways this movie and "The Matrix Revolutions" can be redeemed.
1. Remove the heads of Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski from their own backsides, using force if necessary.
2. Cut down on the use of slow-motion; not only would it cut down on the overuse of such a device, but it would make the movie a lot shorter.
3. Invest in acting lessons for the cast.
4. Put in more moments like Trinity asking for a crash-course on stealing a motorcycle to be downloaded, only for the Keymaker to make a key for the bike on the spot. This is known as "humour," something of which a bit more would not go amiss.
5. Stop putting insufferably pompous and heavy-handed dialogue into nearly everyone's mouth. Especially Laurence Fishburne's.
6. Endless Agent Smiths stops being impressive with overuse. Please bear that in mind.
7. Complex action scenes don't work when we don't care about the characters, which is why the massive freeway chase doesn't come off.
8. The movie is absolutely wonderful when Monica Bellucci is on screen (her beauty and body are the movie's most amazing special effects; admitteldy she isn't too comfortable in this milieu, but how would you like it if English wasn't your first language and you had to speak it here - with a French accent yet?). Unfortunately in "The Matrix Reloaded" there are 128 minutes where such is not the case.
9. Do not make the first hour or so such a tedious talk-fest.

10. There is no need for several endings when only one will suffice.
11. Don't assume everyone in the world lives and breathes "The Matrix." The movie suffers from being too wrapped up in itself for all but the most devoted of fans to get the full effect; there are enough of them for AOL Time Warner to make their money back, but the original movie wasn't as brilliant as it thought it was, and this one is even less. Instead of being the extension of an impressive movie, "The Matrix Reloaded" is little more than a return to "Chain Reaction" territory for Keanu Reeves.
Maybe endless clones of Monica Bellucci would have helped...