There's only one "Matrix"

Rating: 8/10 (18 May 2003)

How can you expect the sequel to such a thought-provoking film to be better than the first? The most mindblowing things about "The Matrix" were not its amazing special effects and cool fight sequences, it was the freshness, the unexpectedness, and the MYSTERIOUSNESS which we found in the story. Who wasn't completely floored when the mirror melted into Neo's mouth and he woke up and discovered himself in the gigantic power plane? Who didn't leave the theater and look at the world and lives anew and ask themselves, "Am I in The Matrix?" Did you really think "The Matrix Reloaded" was going to provide a similar revelation? If you were, take a step back and appreciate "The Matrix Reloaded" for what it is: The best action film of 2003, maybe the best action film since the first "Matrix." When it's all said and done, hopefully they'll edit all three "Matrix" movies into one DVD and we can enjoy the totality of the films as one truly epic story.