Not as good as the original.

Rating: 7/10 (16 May 2003)

I have to admit that I wasn't the biggest fan of the original. The first time I watched it was long after it had been released and I had heard so much about it that I think my expectations were too high. Upon repeat viewings, I grew to appreciate it more and more. It's still not in my top ten but an enjoyable movie none the less. After seeing Reloaded, my appreciation for the original increased ten fold.
I'm sure I will be burned at the stake for saying it, but I really didn't care to much for Reloaded. Not from a visual stand point, it looks amazing, and not because of the acting. I just found myself losing interest in the story. The opening was slow. With the exception of the freeway scene, which I loved, the action scenes seemed to drag on a bit long. and I felt that they were to few and far between. The story itself just couldn't hold my interest.
I guess, to make a long story short, I think that the first one was a great stand alone movie that didn't need a sequel. I almost felt as I watched this one that it was only made to make money. If I didn't need the closure because of the cliff hanger ending, I probably wouldn't see the third one. I'm not saying that it was a bad movie by any stretch of the imagination, the direction the story is taking just doesn't appeal to me.