Makes Harry Potter look like a Philosopher's pebble.

Rating: 8/10 (30 May 2003)

Well, this is the kind of film you take your time over what to say to try to seem intelligent because there are so many damn interpretations and things that you could say, as shown by the ever so philosophical message board.On the way home me and my mates spent the entire journey discussing life and what we percieve as real, religion, blah, blah you get the picture, a film that tests the limit of your intelligence not because of how it was made, but merely because of the idea it conveys. There are however a few things about the film i would like to say, many people complain about the cheesy acting of Neo and morpheous and how they are so cliched, personally, i find the cool, emotionless look that they present, well f***ing cool, Neo is the one, why should he show any emotion, he can do whatever he wants and he knows it, also, in our modern day, comparing these actors with 80's Shwarzenegger and 90's Bruce Willis, these people fit in perfectly with today. Also, the way Neo fights, comparing him with other martial arts stars like Chan is just awseome.
Finally, no, the film can't really live up to it's predacessor, but also, people were crying out for a sequel, something had to be done. Final note: They used Rage against the Machine at the end, a band who is against our society today and so ties in perfectly with the film.