The sfx bombardment can't hide a lack of sense and substance.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 4, 2019

The whole film may be more than a bit suspect cerebrally, with dime-store philosophy, potted mysticism and cut-price otherworldliness, but visually it gives full value as a virtuoso workout for your senses.

| Jan 10, 2018

Indeed, if you loved the first Matrix and its mix of comic-book angst, martial arts, virtual reality, video-game punch-ups, pop philosophy, biblical subtext, romance, tragedy and pathos, then you won't be disappointed.

| Jan 2, 2018

Electrifying but still violent 2nd in trilogy.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 28, 2010

If you're 14 or younger in age or sensibility, you may giggle at some of the bons mots.

| Jun 8, 2007

Worryingly, the longer this movie goes on, the harder it is to care.

| Feb 9, 2006

A smorgasbord of speed, noise, exhilaration, violence and unmitigated how-did-they-do-that glee, this might be the car chase to end all car chases - even with the supremely cheesy techno music.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 13, 2005

'What made the first film so satisfying -- the detailed creepiness of human enslavement by technology -- is barely touched on here.'

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Mar 22, 2005

The technical talent is there: the problem is the script, which never once pauses to consider its own essential silliness.

| Original Score: 2/3 | Jul 8, 2003

I liked this movie and can recommend it with a clear critical conscience, but it never moved me even half as much as Steven Spielberg's A.I.

| Jun 11, 2003

A sadder, wiser, more grown-up movie than its predecessor.

| Jun 3, 2003

An unqualified triumph for the many artisans who brought to life some of the most audacious and astonishing action sequences you are likely to see for a decade.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 1, 2003

It all adds up to 138 minutes of very high-quality entertainment: and it's not often the time whizzes by as entertainingly as this.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 21, 2003

In the face of almost unbearable expectations, the Wachowski brothers deliver a sequel that soars to places only hinted at in the original.

Full Review | May 19, 2003

You don't have to buy into the geeky mythmaking in The Matrix Reloaded in order to enjoy its kinetic pleasures.

Full Review | May 18, 2003

There's only so much Rubik's Cubism a film can handle, and Reloaded is awash in sci-fi and religious overtones that continually bog down the film's forward motion.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 18, 2003

Early in the movie, Morpheus warns a new character that he's got to have faith. All things considered, The Matrix Reloaded justifies that faith.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | May 16, 2003

Smart, sexy, and action-rammed.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 16, 2003

In this first Matrix sequel, you'll see things you've never seen before on a movie screen, and that's all that matters.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | May 16, 2003

Digital millions die in movies a lot now, but who gives a rat's? They're all just zeros and ones. Unless there's some visibly human traits, it's hard to care.

| May 16, 2003