Bi-Polar

Rating: Null/10 (21 May 2003)

I really liked the first MATRIX and was looking forward to this one - but it really is a mess. The first one had it's flaws but it also was full of this unbridled energy and this second one seems to be going by the numbers "Oh well, we just had a long philosophy 101 scene, time for a fight. Cue the thumping music and let's kick some BUTT!!!" Yawn. Don't get me wrong - there are stunning fight and action scenes in this movie - the freeway chase, the fight with the hundreds of look-alikes - they really are amazing. But oh lord, such stilted dialogue and such heavy-handedness in so many of the performances. To have the character called The Architect with his sinister white hair and villian cliche voice, I mean it was laughable. I still say the filmmakers best film is BOUND. See this Matrix, you'll have fun, you'll eat popcorn, you'll jaw will drop at some of the action, but most of the dialogue will have you smirking and cursing your old college philosophy professor.