Really worth the wait?

Rating: 1/10 (23 May 2003)

The Matrix was a fantastic film. It had a great plot, excellent special effects and amazing fight sequences. It's sequel, on the other hand, has to be one of the worst films ever made. Lets start with the plot. It's like the Wachowski brothers put it in as an after thought to the action sequences. It makes little sense at the best of times and actually takes away from the story which was set out in the first film. The dialogue is contrived and you get the feeling that so many pointlessly large words were put in to confuse people into thinking something profound was being said. The action sequences have there moments, but soon the actors are replaced with computer generated characters that look all too cartoon-like. And I felt a little numbed towards the fight scenes after the first few, and just wanted them to end sooner. I was looking forward to seeing Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus in more actions sequences that the first film, but found it tedious watching a middle-aged fat man trying to look cool.
I felt cheated that I actually paid to see this film and feel even worse that I'd seen the film at all. Do yourselves a favour, and pretend there were no sequels. The Matrix was excellent the way it was.