Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Ray Anthony | ... | Power Station Guard | |
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Christine Anu | ... | Kali |
Andy Arness | ... | Police #2 | |
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Alima Ashton-Sheibu | ... | Link's Niece |
Helmut Bakaitis | ... | The Architect | |
Steve Bastoni | ... | Soren | |
Don Battee | ... | Vector (as Don Batte) | |
Monica Bellucci | ... | Persephone | |
Daniel Bernhardt | ... | Agent Johnson | |
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Valerie Berry | ... | Priestess |
Ian Bliss | ... | Bane | |
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Liliana Bogatko | ... | Old Woman at Zion |
Michael Budd | ... | Zion Controller | |
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Stoney Burke | ... | Bike Carrier Driver |
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Kelly Butler | ... | Ice |
In this second adventure, Neo and the rebel leaders estimate that they have 72 hours until Zion falls under siege to the Machine Army. Only a matter of hours separates the last human enclave on Earth from 250,000 Sentinels programmed to destroy mankind. But the citizens of Zion, emboldened by Morpheus conviction that the One will fulfill the Oracles Prophecy and end the war with the Machines, rest all manner of hope and expectation on Neo, who finds himself stalled by disturbing visions as he searches for a course of action. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}
The creators of The Matrix Trilogy had repeatedly state that this was conceived as a "Trilogy" from the start. Although I haven't a reason to doubt that, the 2nd (and 3rd) Matrix fall in the tradition that many sequels of good movies suffer from.
Despite the fact that practically the same cast and crew who created the magnificent first part is here for the 2 & 3 (they shot it back-to-back) the movie quickly loses its spirit.
First mistake is the introduction of many many new secondary characters who might not necessarily needed. And these characters are trying really hard to pose as important without that being the case at all.
Second mistake is the forced philosophy that didn't actually had anything to add to that of the original. The attempt for a recreation of the perfectly scripted dialog between Neo and the Oracle in the original is a failed one. For some, including me, it even destroys the feeling of the original dialog by diminishing its great themes.
Third mistake the (experimental) visual effects this time look completely fake. There is a big fight, shot with something that is described as virtual cinematography, and it's more than obvious that...well..it needs lots of work to be believable.
In conclusion when you are trying for bigger and better there is no guaranty that you will succeed. A common thing in movie sequels. A curse, that struck the second (and the third) sequels of the Matrix.