The Matrix Reloaded: The Death of a Cult

Rating: 3/10 (15 May 2003)

All good things must end, I suppose. As a politically correct Superman comics, it might be somewhat entertaining. "The Matrix" it sure isn't.
The movie meandered back and forth into avenues that had little to do with the premise of the movie. It couldn't really decide what its mission was. The cinematography was cartoonish compared to the first one, and the ending, well, it was predictable, but in view of the rest of the movie, it wasn't bad or good, it just was. Also, in the first move one identified with the human colony, it was a clear struggle for survival. There was something noble and mysterious about that struggle. In this one, after the whole pointless plot with Zion, the "bang-the-drums-and-start-the-fires" dance orgy, and the conflict between the captains (what exactly was this whole subplot for, anyone knows?), I couldn't really decide who I wanted to win. Once you lose the emotional attachment to the heroes, you lose the audience. I am not sure I will bother to see the third one.