Not As Good as the First, but Enjoyable!

Rating: 6/10 (17 May 2003)

The Matrix Reloaded is the kind of movie that starts slowly and builds to a fever pitch. It's not as good as its predecessor, but it is still an entertaining movie. In it we have the first trio, Neo, a slightly heavier Morpheus, Trinity and Agent Smith. However where The Matrix WAS tight and COOLLY ferocious,this one is nowhere near it. The soundtrack is bland and there are too many scenes of Zion for my taste, the love scene is too contrived,(Neo & Trinity nude interspersed with scenes of Zionites writhing and dancing in slow motion)and Jada Pinkett's Niobe seemed to be thrown in just to extend the cast and nothing more. The best parts of the movie are the fights, in particular the ones between Neo and the multiple Mr. Smiths and Trinity's car and motorcycle chase on the freeway. Perhaps the last of the trilogy will satisfy any deficits in this one. I surely hope so.