Can only be described as a dissapointment

Rating: 5/10 (15 May 2003)

Just let me preface these comments with the fact that I am a fan of the first Matrix movie. I saw it on opening weekend with a crowd of friends and fell in love with its originality, jaw-dropping action, and creativity. That said "The Matrix Reloaded" can only be described as a complete dissapointment. Yes, the action sequences are spectacular (extremely long, but spectacular) and pretty much everyone who did the first one is back for round 2, but Reloaded is missing the magic of the original Matrix. No amount of action can compensate for a poor script, which Reloaded is crippled by. Some of the special effects (including humans created entirely by CGI) are questionable and the bad acting is clearly evident where it wasn't as noticable in the original. I can't help thinking that "The Matrix" was meant to stand on its own as one movie and when it unexpectedly (yes, if you do remember, "The Matrix" was a surprise hit) hit big at the box office everyone decided to go after a bigger piece of the pie and make two sequels. Unfortunate, yes, dissapointing, yes, surprising, no. If you loved "The Matrix" by all means go and see "Reloaded", just don't expect lightning to strike in the same place twice.
5/10