Come meet the new Matrix, same as the old Matrix.

Rating: 7/10 (16 May 2003)

I loved The Matrix. Honestly, I was expecting more from this. I just got out of the 8:35 showing of Reloaded on 05/15/03. Here' my report: Apparently, W Brothers tried to work in a bunch of philosophy into the movie. I noticed it only when Merovingian, The Oracle and The Architect spoke. While the plot didn't seem weak at all, it did seem as though the W Brothers didn't really care about developing it. Why bother with it when you have kick-ass fight scenes (by the way, they all truly kick ass)? However, all the graphics in the world can't make Keanu Reeves act. What were they thinking when they picked him to be a metaphor for the savior of humanity? Also, Hugo Weaving's character (Mr. Smith) gets a very nice "upgrade" (to quote Neo)and makes the change from the Bad Machine's Muscle to Pyshcotic Bad Guy very nicely. The cliffhanger ending is a plus as well.
Overall, 7/10
P.S: Do not bother to stick around for the trailer of Revolutions. It lasts about 30 sec, and you have to wait through about 10 min or so credits and really, really crappy metal (plus a messed up remix of a bad DMB song).