- Film Review
- Reviewed By Sloan Freer
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3 out of 5
Creating a sequel to the superlative sci-fi action blockbuster The Matrix was always going to be a Herculean task. The Wachowski brothers set themselves such a high standard to compete with, that the second chapter in their epic man-versus-machines trilogy was never likely to match the impact of the first. To their credit, the brothers succeed in equalling the original's awe factor here, adding a handful of fantastic - though underused - new villains and delivering an array of astonishing set pieces, as Neo (Keanu Reeves) and his associates fight to save Zion, Earth's last human enclave. Disappointingly, however, such elements fail to lift a film that suffers from stilted dialogue, cheesy scripting and a surprisingly plodding pace. Had the Wachowskis centred their storyline within the "anything's possible" world of the Matrix, as opposed to the drab and inactive confines of "reality", they would have struck gold again. Instead, they produced a mediocre stopgap until the final instalment, The Matrix Revolutions.
Plot Summary
Sci-fi action thriller sequel to The Matrix, starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss and Laurence Fishburne. Understanding the complexities of the Matrix, Morpheus is convinced that Neo is the prophesied messiah, the "One" to lead humankind from its bondage to machines. But Zion, the human citadel, is soon to be attacked.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Thomas A Anderson / Neo
- Keanu Reeves
- Morpheus
- Laurence Fishburne
- Trinity
- Carrie-Anne Moss
- Agent Smith
- Hugo Weaving
- Niobe
- Jada Pinkett Smith
- Oracle
- Gloria Foster
- Persephone
- Monica Bellucci
- Seraph
- Collin Chou
- Zee
- Nona Gaye
- Keymaker
- Randall Duk Kim
- Commander Lock
- Harry Lennix
- Link
- Harold Perrineau
- Twin One
- Neil Rayment
- Twin Two
- Adrian Rayment
- Merovingian
- Lambert Wilson
- Ghost
- Anthony Wong (2)
- Councillor Hamann
- Anthony Zerbe
- Ballard
- Roy Jones Jr
- Architect
- Helmut Bakaitis
Crew
- Director
- Larry Wachowski
- Director
- Andy Wachowski
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