Very little bang for the buck

Rating: 4/10 (15 June 2003)

The first Matrix was well worth the money and the plot and story line okay. The Matrix Reloaded, costing well over 100 million dollars to make, is an insult to movie fans. Oh yah, I'm going to hear, you didn't understand it, you just didn't get the sublime thoughts and on and on. Well it was not only one of the most boring movies of all time, but the most expensive boring movie that I have ever seen. It's an insult to the fan's intelligence and to say anything more complimentary is only fooling yourself more than what the Hollywood moguls have already done by convincing us to buy tickets to the movie. I really felt cheated, even violated by a dumb story line, limited dialogue, excessive and redundant action scenes all which contributed to a movie which surely put me and not a few others to sleep. After an hour, I was ready to walk out, and other less timid souls actually did. My two teen age sons gave it a slightly higher score than I did but not by much. 4 out of 10 is the best that I can do. I can hardly wait for the hype on part three.