laudablepuss wrote:

Jhoh Creexul wrote:

Oh well.

http://www.suntimes.com/output/ebert1/cst-ftr-matrix14f.html

Characters are always talking like this in "The Matrix Reloaded," which plays like a collaboration involving a geek, a comic book and the smartest kid in Philosophy 101. Morpheus in particular unreels extended speeches that remind me of Laurence Olivier's remarks when he won his honorary Oscar--the speech that had Jon Voight going "God!" on TV, but in print turned out to be quasi-Shakespearean doublespeak. The speeches provide not meaning, but the effect of meaning: It sure sounds like those guys are saying some profound things.

HAW

The dialogue was idiotic. Bad even in comparison to the first movie. Nobody is going to see this movie for the dialogue, however. The effects were cool, the new bad guys were cool, and the plot was surprisingly good. The first movie had possibly the stupidest backstory of any sci-fi movie . . . okay, wait, I'm realizing how bad most sci-fi is. Anyway, the plot was absurd. This time around, they concentrate on some of the less retarded aspects and come up with a pretty sweet plot twist at the end.

Anyway, I suggest you guys go see it. (I also liked X-2, though, if that tells you anything . . .)

Stephen Whitty wrote:

"The film has the same problems as The Empire Strikes Back, offering neither the novelty of an initial episode nor the satisfaction of a climactic one."