A lot of fun, but..

Rating: 8/10 (26 May 2003)

I watched the Matrix Reloaded almost a week ago, and has spend a lot of time trying to figure out what to make of it. It is definitely a lot of fun and the action sequences are absolutely thrilling. I especially loved the car chase, which reached its climax in the mind-blowing truck crash. That was and extreme moment and I remember hold my breath for a while there. Outstanding special effects all through, however I think the "Neo beats the crap out of 100 Agent Smiths"-scene goes on far too long. It seems as if Larry and Andy have let themselves get carried away with their capabilities, and they don't know when to stop. The rave/love scene was absolutely beautiful and visually it matched the rest of the film perfectly.
Some passages in the movie are edited together a bit confusing and therefore it can be hard to keep up. The scene with the Architect went very fast, and he sure did used a lot of strange words. For me it became necessary to read the subtitles (which usually doesn't happen), and they went by extremely fast. Hopefully I'll get all the details watching it a second time. The "ending" was horrible and not very elegant. Naturally it had to end with a cliffhanger, but still some kind of an ending would have been appropriate. I would still go and watch the final chapter of the trilogy without the "To be concluded" at the end. All in all I'd give Reloaded 8 out of 10. The first film was definitely a 10, but Reloaded has been "reduced" to a great action movie.

However, I can't wait to see Revolutions, hopefully it'll be worth the wait.

Mikkel Drewsen, SÃ¸nderborg, Denmark.