Disappointing and a missed opportunity

Rating: 6/10 (20 June 2003)

I enjoyed the first film, thought it broke some new ground in a few ways and was entertaining at the same time.
Luckily, I chose to go to Reloaded on a cheap ticket night - good decision, I was less than enthralled by the way the film was put together and found myself yawning during quite a few scenes. It's a shame the hype surrounding the 'Burly Brawl' was not lived up to - it was just a computer game on the big screen - you could admire the skill of the programmers, but there was no subtlety or 'wow' effect - as there was the first time we saw 'bullet time'. Car chase held my attention, good effects and good editing, but when it came to some of the fights - give me an old Bruce Lee film any day. Despite the vague storyline and the lengthy filler scenes during which I lost the will to live and just wished the machines would get on and finish the job, I actually came out glad that I'd seen it but thankful I'd not paid full price.
But you can't help liking poor old Neo, he's a nice enough chap and Reeves hams him up beautifully. I'll probably go and see the final episode - but only on another economy ticket.