Not impressed

Rating: 4/10 (16 May 2003)

I am not impressed by Matrix Reloaded. Fight sequences are too long, too monotonous and too artificial. Acting is almost non-existent, with the exception of Laurence Fishburne ("Morpheus") and a couple of minor characters, even Hugo Weaving ("Agent Smith") is not as amusing as before. Mass shots of discoteque in Zion look almost identical to same in "XXX", superimposition of Neo's love scene seems overextended and barely necessary altogether. Certain scenes look like they were done for director's amusement, but, unfortunately, fail to do so for the audience. Regardless of how many times a cause-affect relationship is mentioned during the film tracing such through the story itself might cause a hemorrhage, better just relax and accept things as they are.
Overall, the movie was somewhat entertaining, special effects, a few minor surprises, some nice visuals and other eye-candy stuff. Having paid US$5.75 for the privilege I figured I overpaid only about US$1.75, which is not too bad. I do not regret having seen it, but for 4 bucks this movie would be right on the money.
On the light side: Matrix is apparently running on a UNIX-based system with network connectivity secured by SSH. Make your bets whether we'll see Solaris, HP-UX or Linux logo in the next sequel.