Goodbye, Mr. Anderson...

Rating: 6/10 (20 May 2003)

I've just left from a press preview and I must confess I'm very disappointed. The sequel is nothing I've expected in terms of story line, intrigue or the gripping suspense that made the first movie so great. "The Matrix Reloaded" it's not unusual. It's flat and predictable like any other "classical" big-budget action thriller; the magic of the original "Matrix" is gone.
Obviously, if you're going to the theater just to see the special effects, you won't be dissatisfied; there's a lot of them, and they're impeccably designed and made. But you just can't add another milestone to the science-fiction genre just based on eye candies.
The "problem" is that the first movie was unique in many ways; the second one does not live to the expectations. If you're waiting for something unusual, "never made before" in terms of story line, if you want to shout "Damn, it was good!", I think we'll have to wait for the third part. This time, the system has failed.