Don't rush in?

Rating: 9/10 (28 May 2003)

Like many people I was unsure about this film on first viewing. There is no doubt that the SFX are awesome and the fight scenes are dazzling but I just was not sure about the film as a whole. Although the production team has easily out done the previous film in terms of action, had they gone too far? There are parts of this where Neo does things not humanely possible and it is obvious that the character is computer graphics and not Keanu. Yet it entertains so should I moan.
I watched it again because despite my feelings that it was inferior to the first I could not get it out of my head. There is a lot of dialogue that is just far too much to take in one go - this has led some critics to call it too philosophical. However when I watched it again just 3 days later I came out of the cinema fulfilled and desperate to see the next installment. You leave with so many questions and everything pieces together second time round.
This is definitely another innovative film by the Wachowski brothers, I hear people criticise the film for going too far but that is the whole point of the plot- you have to take the Matrix as they describe it in the first film and this one. When out of the Matrix the characters are real and accessible. This will no doubt be categorised as unequal to the first as most sequels are but I would disagree, this film is the ultimate escape fantasy that deals with present and possible problems with a background of science fiction and action. Watch it twice and marvel at the genius!