The people who think the story is pretentious and the dialog stubby will undoubtedly get their adrenaline fix in the action scenes. Rivaling the likes of Star Wars and LotR and that is saying something. The real effects, however, take place inside the matrix and just like in the first film the effects are absolutely ground breaking. The "real" world has been given a face lift to make it more interesting. There is literally something to look at in every scene. His performance is for lack of a better word fantastic. Although his screen time is somewhat limited he manages to leave a lasting impression and becomes one of my favorite screen baddies of all time. As it was with the first film Hugo Weaving provides the best acting by far. Her one brief scene is both highly interesting and well acted. Gloria Foster returns as the Oracle in her (sadly) last performance as she died during the filming. Actors like Jada Pinkett Smith, Monica Bellucci and Lambert Wilson are great examples. Other semi-known actors make glorified cameos. His performance is slightly more stylized than in the first film but he steals almost every scene he is in. Her character, while still ass-kicking, is too dependent on Neo. I don't blame her as much as I blame the writing. Carrie-Anne Moss has taken a small step down. His overall performance is very fitting for the character which, lets face it, is somewhat square and Keanu's acting fits that kind of character very well. His monotone voice is canceled out by his clear and well defined body language. Keanu Reeves plays Neo pretty much like he did in the first movie and that is not bad. Acting wise the film is in the same kind of league as the first film of the series with a few mediocre performances, a few decent performances and one or two excellent performances. I'll be the first one to admit that Reloaded has a few slow points and that the story line has a tendency towards the pretentious but the film is also highly intelligent and entertaining but most importantly the film gets the story from A to B with adequate and in some cases remarkable character development. I don't understand the seeming reluctance to accept this film a suitable continuation of the original film. The Matrix Reloaded has everything you could possibly want from a summer blockbuster but it like its predecessor has a heck of a lot more and while Reloaded is not as good as the first Matrix film it sure is close to the standard of the original.
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