sub par sequel

Rating: 6/10 (15 May 2003)

I anticipated this sequel as did many others. Even though I had just watched the original movie earlier this week, I felt lost and unconnected to the story. Suddenly Trinity and Neo have a deep love and will die for one another. And we find out more about new characters through short excerpts into the lives of the people living in Zion. This is intended to make the story more emotionally connected, yet seems false because the two lovers barely have a conversation. The movie is not all bad though, the special effects are quite amazing. There are double the action sequences in this reloaded version than in the original. The Wachowski brothers thought that amazing the audience with their computer graphics would be the way to go, however, without a strong story to back them up, the action almost gets boring. With no real ending but a TO BE CONCLUDED at the end of the movie, the Matrix Reloaded is frustrating, and lacks the originality of the first Matrix movie. I think this will disappoint, but I do recommend seeing it, perhaps when it comes out on video. 6/10