Great FX & Action. Poor script. Drawn out.

Rating: 4/10 (25 May 2003)

I saw the Matrix twice, and liked it the second time just as much. But I wouldn't bother seeing Reloaded a second time. It isn't as tightly polished, especially the dialog between characters.
The action is superb, and I would recommend Reloaded for this reason alone.

I suppose it did leave me wanting to see what happens next- considering the surprising events that occurred at the end with Neo.
But WHY WHY can't they improve the dialog in these big action movies? Surely the target audience for the Matrix is more intelligent than your average action film audience? A lot of the dialog just seemed dumb, slow, repetitive, in need of editing. I wish it weren't so, but the shallow dialog means the characters are shallow, leaving the risk of an audience who really doesn't care that much about who the hell Neo is, and why he is in the Matrix.
I'm afraid I have more complaints than praise for Reloaded. That said, I'm looking forward to the next one.
6 / 10