The Wachowski brothers make a compelling case for never letting either of them near a camera again

Rating: 1/10 (7 June 2005)

This film manages an incredible task: it both sucks and blows. It manages to contain plot holes that even contradict the first film, which was hardly an intellectual masterpiece. Example: the Agents in this film are supposedly "upgrades," compared to the ones in "The Matrix." And yet Morpheus, who got his butt kicked by an Agent in about ten seconds last time, manages to fight an Upgrade for about ten minutes. Something does not add up.
The acting of Keanu "Woh!" Reeve is up to its usual standard, sadly. And Morpheus' "morale-boosting" speech had the effect of making me think the machines couldn't wipe humanity out fast enough.
Overall, if you liked "The Matrix," don't watch this, watch "Equilibrium." If you hated "The Matrix," don't watch this, watch "Equilibrium."