The Matrix Reloaded A Good Sci-Fi Film With Flaws

Rating: 7/10 (11 June 2009)

The Matrix Reloaded is a good sci-fi film with flaws from the Wachowski brothers who return to direct this sequel which may not be on part with first one but it still isn't that bad either action wise. The Wachowski brothers show some real talent and skill with Reloaded but more unanswered questions and the lack of screen time given to Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith including some other characters sort of weigh the film down. In this case though fortunately the good outweighs the bad. I'll start off with the good before going into what I think they could've improved to make Reloaded better. The cast are admirable in reprising their roles including Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie Anne Moss, and Hugo Weaving whose role in this one seems to be smaller than the original. Reeves still does a decent job as Neo the One who can now fly and begins to question his role to play as a battle between the machines and the rest of the humans in Zion the last city near the Earths core draws closer. Laurence Fishburne is still the perfect Morpheus who believes that Neo can save them from annihilation. I did feel as though he was more involved in the action in the first one than his character was in this sequel besides an occasional action/fight sequence, Fisburne still makes the best of his role in the movie. Carrie Anne Moss is believable enough as Trinity who's now in love with Neo and believes that he can save them from the machines. Moss like Fishburne gets several action/fight sequences that are impressive but her role doesn't seem as big as it was in the other one either. The same can go Hugo Weaving who definitely makes for an imposing villain as Smith the now renegade program who can make copies of himself. Weaving isn't it that much except for a couple fight sequences and most of his scenes are with well himself but none the less he still does a great job with his villain role. The rest of the supporting cast including Jada Pinkett Smith, Gloria Foster, Monica Belluci, and Lambert Wilson are admirable in their roles but none of them get much screen time. They show up for brief extended cameo appearances and thats about it. The same can go for some of the new supporting villains in this one who at the most make brief cameo appearances before being written out so none of them really leave an impression. Two of the new villains are known only as the Twins who besides one extended action/fight sequence aren't developed at all considering they show up very late into the movie only to written out rather quickly like the other new agents introduced. The two actors who played the Twins though still did a solid job with their brief roles in the film. The special effects are still amazing and state of the art. The action/fight sequences are equally impressive the ones standing out being the incredible highway chase and the fierce fight in which Neo takes on not one but around 100 Agent Smith's at once. The pacing was once again a little slow at times and the sex scene between Neo and Trinity didn't feel necessary. The movie also answered some questions but raises more that are never revealed which is sort of disappointing. The music once again is done very well by Don Davis and fits the tone of the film. The ending leaves off with a cliffhanger but it's not as surprising as it could have been. Overall though despite its flaws Reloaded is still an entertaining sequel that maybe flawed but there's plenty of action, great special effects, some suspense, and impressive performances by most of the cast that make it worth seeing at least once.