Reloaded = The Empire Strikes Back

Rating: 3/10 (15 May 2003)

First let me say I loved the first movie but, Reloaded is BAD. Four stars out of Ten. And that's being kind. I'm not even going to watch the next one.
Whats good: video game-like fight scenes. Agent Smith was the best part of this movie, delivering the best lines, doing the best "reaction shots" and saving Reloaded from being a complete disaster. There should have been more Smith and much less
Morpheus. They did come up with some fresh tricks for the mandatory fight
scene and car chase. At least they didn't hit what Siskel and Ebert once called a "fruit stand". Thats it. The rest was bad.
Not really spoilers but vague hints follow. This movie was a blatant and cheap rip-off of The Empire Strikes Back. The dialog was way overworked and the explanations were impotent. Reloaded was actually boring and the climaxes were anything but. I was yawning, looking at my watch and wincing at the dumb things these poor actors were forced to say. Especially Lawrence Fishbourne.
The Rave-party scene was particularly embarassing to watch because it was laughably out of place, making the entire cast look ridiculous. I was embarassed for the actors, the writers, the directors, and everybody who financed this dog.
Finnally, they're all getting kind of old for this kung-fu in tight leather stuff.