Loved it

Rating: 10/10 (15 May 2003)

Trying to top your best efforts is always a difficult position to be in, as I believe the directors found after the release of The Matrix.
Like most people, I had very high expectations for Reloaded when I went into the theatre, and although there were ups and downs, the Brothers delivered.
This time around, there's more comic relief, more politics, more explanations, more philosophy, and much, much more Kung Fu. The hand-to-hand combat is a turn off for some people, but most are ready to admit that whether they liked it or not, the execution was superb.
The philosophical moments managed to flow well (for me, at least) without becoming boring because of clever background choices and a stirring music score. It still may be above the tolerance of some people, I think. I didn't get all the details during my first showing, so I'm left with several questions unanswered; perhaps after seeing it a few times it'll make more sense. I'm told the video game will offer many explanations as well. The entire experience is familiar from the original movie, where many things weren't apparent until after I'd seen it a few times.
The surprises were, well, surprising :) There's a lot revealed, but even more only hinted at, leaving me hungry for the third movie in November.