More gravity defying fight sequences, more messianic programming lore, more Agent Smiths — this first sequel to THE MATRIX (1999) does its damnedest to live up to the mind-boggling success of the original and ups the ante accordingly. But lost in the hurly-burly is the original film's spooky, disquieting appeal to every paranoid thought that ever streaked through an unquiet psyche. Now that everyone knows what the Matrix is — the "world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth" — something needs to take the place of its darkly compelling mystery. Unfortunately, nothing does: This installment — which ends on an episodic TV-style cliffhanger — is...
Released:
2003
Rated:
R
Length:
138 mins