i try to remove anything that might be consider a spoiler . i also assume that you have see the first movie or at least know the general gist and so if you haven not some of this might not make sense . plot represent this movie beat the audience over the head with tired philosophical ramblings again and again in an attempt to get the theme across . we be bombard again and again by question of purpose and and destiny and and choice and and force to endure the long and torturous platitude session that contain them . neo and awaken from a dream in the last movie and now begin a period of realization about his own existence . there be a lot of revelation in this movie and which i will be vague about so they would not seem like spoiler . if youre still worry vague reference will spoil the movie and do not read the paragraph below . the strength and weakness of faith be reveal . the strength and weakness of love and and it temporary nature and be also reveal . the interdependence of human and technology and and our faith in technology and be also reveal . the importance of choice and experience be reveal . explain further thing that be reveal would go into too much detail and so i will refrain ( a the guideline for write a commentary asks ) . btw and by revealed i mean pound through our ear and eye like nail . storyline represent so how do neo and the gang get from the end of the last movie to the beginning of the next one . in short and they keep the faith and and use and abuse overly stylize action and bullet time like it go out of style ( and after this display and i be hop movie goer and maker alike learn to appreciate subtlety and originality a bit more ) . more on that later . to not spoil anything and i will say no more than the promo material already do represent neo be still try to figure out the matrix and and he be look for answer while try to save the human and and zion and all while baddie be go after him and his cohort . the movie pretty much pick up where the last one leave off . action represent while martial art action and gunplay pepper it predecessor in somewhat equal part and this movie focus much more on martial art than gunplay and add sword and sais and etc . to the mix . special effect be so often used and wave in the audience face that it become really tiresome . i have discuss this movie with friend and coworkers alike and and nearly all of them find some of the action sequence especially the smith fight we all hear would be in the movie to be too long and tedious . this be a huge red flag for action fan and because the end of an action sequence should either leave you want a slight bit more and or completely content with the awesomeness that just occur . these fight scene do neither . they be over stylized and over the top sequence that be wooden and uninspired . in the first movie and there be a real sense of desperation to some of the action and a sense that fighting be for survival and not just look good ( which i honestly do not think they manage in reloaded anyway ) in black and leather . go watch drunken master or iron monkey after this movie to remind yourself of what good fighting sequence be you would not regret it . in addition and the matrix ability people have in reload be not consistent and and what they actually do be not consistent . the first movie have it inconsistency here and but they weren not too glare unlike reload . special effect be pour on and on and on . every little thing someone do and be it just jump and somersault and spin and and in many case just pose and areslow moed and bullet time and or over accentuate by some sort of destruction . it evident the w bros have a ton of money to throw at this movie and and boy do they throw it and with no real restraint . sharp editor could have really help this and but the first movie be such a hit that free reign be obviously give and which bring u to . . . character and dialogue represent i have already more or less say the dialogue be tire and full of philosophical platitude . actor can not really bring a lot of depth to their character when the script and direction be shove character progression audience face and or neglect it altogether . the audience be at no time give nuance and substance so they can contemplate the character on their own . keanu act performance be stiff at best . keanu be good at act confuse and and that about all he do in this film . he make a decent attempt to show passion between neo and trinity and but it fall flat . lawrence try to make morpheus everything from moses to henry v and and be as cool a a cat throughout . with the script he be provide and he make a noble attempt and but it also fall flat . moss isn not very believable either . her look of concern be always the same and much like keanu and and the chemistry isn not there and although in their very physical scene they fake it well enough . hugo once again bring his weird sense of be an agent program and but he too suffer from the script hand . i actually find him to be the most interesting character of the bunch and but instead of development they just make him an excuse for a huge and draw out fight scene . all in all and this movie be beyond disappoint if you have good expectation and and on it own and a a stand alone movie ( which be not how it suppose to be take ) and it still horrible . i do not see the matrix a deep and but i at least see it a an enjoyable scifi romp that have some interesting idea and good action and a few funny line and and enough restrain symbolism and elusion to amuse the attentive . reload fails on all these count and and i really hope the w bros will give u a good experience in the 3rd installment . grant and i do not have a lot of hope leave for that after this film .