The "Matrix Reloaded" tries too hard in light of all the expectation surrounding the sequels to a 1999 movie that broke the mould. It tries for the same magic of the original, but the writing by the brothers Andy and Larry Wachowski (who directed this much better) has too much talk, not enough characterization, and when characters elaborate on metaphysical ideas there is so much to take in a few minutes that your brain might explode.

This can no longer be taken seriously as thoughtful sci-fi – it doesn’t make complete sense and the ideas are overdone in a splattering of dialogue, so you give up trying to work it out and wait for the real stuff – action. On a thematic and personal level this does not impact like the first film because it has succumbed to the marketer’s wet dream, which always requires sequels to be bigger and flashier.....more

Review by John Barker Ó 2003
- Who said they don't make 'em like they used to?

As I sit here and write this review and as you sit in your comfortable surroundings and read this review it occurred to me that after seeing the film that I am evaluating, it will change people’s perceptions of cinema forever.

After the release of The Matrix in 1999 it became obvious due to the films conclusion and financial success that it was part of a bigger picture. The additions to The Matrix came in the form of the sequels Reloaded and Revolutions, both released this year, but all is not well in the land of the sequels...more