Still don't understand it...

Great action sequences and a decent storyline. However, the second film seems to lack the element that makes the first great. Don't know what it is though...but all in all it's a fun action flick and provokes the audience to think at certain parts.

Meh. Matrix was cool, the sequels were definitely trying too hard.

While it is a better looking and bigger film than the first, it suffers from a lack of direction and originality. It relies on religious parallels and just plain weird moments to fuel its plot. The characters are just as hollow and essentially don't ... (read more) While it is a better looking and bigger film than the first, it suffers from a lack of direction and originality. It relies on religious parallels and just plain weird moments to fuel its plot. The characters are just as hollow and essentially don't grow at all from the first.

saw it on mushrooms!

An ugly, bloated, repetitive movie that builds to a punch line that should have come an hour earlier.

Eyes will pop, nerves will jangle, thoughts will be provoked and other summer blockbusters will shrink in comparison. But to quote from one of the few cultural touchstones not referenced in this film: 'Houston, we've got a problem.'

For sheer exhilarating spectacle, The Matrix Reloaded is the film to beat this year.

An immensely skillful sci-fi adventure.

The thrill isn't gone from the sequel, but the surprise is, and it hurts more than you'd think.