The Matrix Reloaded (R)
Electrifying but still violent 2nd in trilogy.
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- Studio: Warner Bros.
- Directed By: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
- Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Keanu Reeves
- Running Time: 138 minutes
- Release Date: 05/15/2003
- Video/DVD Release Date: 10/06/2003
- Genre: Science Fiction
- MPAA Rating: R
- MPAA Explanation: sci-fi violence and some sexuality
Parents need to know
Families can talk about some of the character's comments about destiny and choice. Is choice "an illusion created by those with power?" Humans, who created the machines, are now trying to wrest back control from the machines. Whose choices led to that conflict? Is Neo "the one" and what does that mean? Who or what is the Oracle?
Message
Social Behavior:
Brave, strong, intelligent women and minority characters.
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Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco:
Violence
Violence, characters killed, some gross effects. Extreme peril.
Sex
One sexual encounter, bare breasts.
Language
Some strong language.
Common Sense says
What's the story?
Reviewed by Nell Minow
Is it any good?
The action sequences will knock your socks off. Episode One's Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving) has learned how to multiply, and Neo has to fight a hundred Smiths, each with its own version of Weaving's magnificently cocked eyebrow. Real-life twins (and black belt karate instructors) Adrien and Neil Rayment play dredlocked albinos who can turn themselves into ghost-like wraiths out to destroy our heroes. And then there is a heart-stopping 14-minute chase and crash scene on a freeway. Still, just as with the first one, the most powerful scene doesn't have fancy special effects or explosions. It's the conversation between Neo and the Oracle, played with endless warmth, wit, and spirit by the late Gloria Foster. The movie also taps into epic questions of destiny, causality, identity, and choice.
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