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The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

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Reviews Counted:202

Fresh:75

Rotten:127

Average Rating:5.3/10

Consensus: A disappointing conclusion to the Matrix trilogy as characters and ideas take a back seat to the special effects.

Runtime: 2 hrs 18 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: Everything that has a beginning has an end. At the stunning conclusion of The Matrix Reloaded, Neo (KEANU REEVES) took another step forward in the quest for truth that began with his journey... Everything that has a beginning has an end. At the stunning conclusion of The Matrix Reloaded, Neo (KEANU REEVES) took another step forward in the quest for truth that began with his journey into the real world at the outset of The Matrix - but that transformation has left him drained of his power, adrift in a no man's land between the Matrix and the Machine World. While Trinity (CARRIE-ANNE MOSS) holds vigil over Neo's comatose body, Morpheus (LAURENCE FISHBURNE) grapples with the revelation that the One in which he has invested a life's worth of faith is merely another system of control invented by the architects of the Matrix. In The Matrix Revolutions, the final explosive chapter in the Matrix trilogy, the epic war between man and machine reaches a thundering crescendo: the Zion military, aided by courageous civilian volunteers like Zee (NONA GAYE) and the Kid (CLAYTON WATSON), desperately battles to hold back the Sentinel invasion as the Machine army bores into their stronghold. Facing total annihilation, the citizens of the last bastion of humanity fight not only for their own lives, but for the future of mankind itself. But an unknown element poisons the ranks from within: the rogue program Smith (HUGO WEAVING) has cunningly hijacked Bane (IAN BLISS), a member of the hovercraft fleet. Growing more powerful with each passing second, Smith is beyond even the control of the Machines and now threatens to destroy their empire along with the real world and the Matrix. The Oracle (MARY ALICE) offers Neo her final words of guidance, which he accepts with the knowledge that she is a program and her words could be just another layer of falsehood in the grand scheme of the Matrix. With the aid of Niobe (JADA PINKETT SMITH), Neo and Trinity choose to travel farther than any human has ever dared to go - a treacherous journey above ground, across the scorched surface of the earth and into the heart of the menacing Machine City. In this vast mechanized metropolis, Neo comes face to face with the ultimate power in the Machine world - the Deus Ex Machina - and strikes a bargain that is the only hope for a dying world. The war will end tonight, with Neo's destiny and the fate of two civilizations inexorably tied to the outcome of his cataclysmic confrontation with Smith. Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures and NPV Entertainment, a Silver Pictures production, The Matrix Revolutions, starring KEANU REEVES, LAURENCE FISHBURNE and CARRIE-ANNE MOSS. The film also stars HUGO WEAVING and JADA PINKETT SMITH. The Matrix Revolutions is written and directed by THE WACHOWSKI BROTHERS and produced by JOEL SILVER. The executive producers are ANDY WACHOWSKI, LARRY WACHOWSKI, GRANT HILL, ANDREW MASON and BRUCE BERMAN. The director of photography is BILL POPE, A.S.C.; the production designer is OWEN PATERSON; the editor is ZACH STAENBERG, A.C.E.; the music is composed by DON DAVIS; the visual effects supervisor is JOHN GAETA; and the costume designer is KYM BARRETT. The Matrix Revolutions will be released worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures. This film has been rated "R" by the MPAA for "sci-fi violence and brief sexual content." [More]

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving, Jada Pinkett Smith, Collin Chou, Mary Alice, Tanveer Atwal, Lambert Wilson, Monica Bellucci, Ian Bliss, Harold Perrineau, Nona Gaye, Nathaniel Lees, Clayton Watson, Harry J. Lennix, Gina Torres, Anthony Zerbe, Cornel West

Director: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski

Director: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Screenwriter: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Producer: Joel Silver
Composer: Don Davis
Studio: Warner Bros.

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A relentless assault on the senses, with epic sci-fi action on a level we've rarely seen.

Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
11/03/03
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

Let the suspense end... it's a fantastic film on many levels.

Full Review Source: EDGE Boston | comment Comment
11/03/03
David Foucher
David Foucher
EDGE Boston

The first 20-minutes is an undefined mish-mash of recap, followed by some action that pales in comparison with the previous films.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
11/03/03
Mike DeWolfe
Mike DeWolfe
Apollo Guide

Better than Reloaded, but the thrill is gone.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
11/03/03
Michael Rechtshaffen
Michael Rechtshaffen
Hollywood Reporter
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Only hardcore fans will delight at the surface slick to which the brothers Wachowski have succumbed to conclude their philosophical opus.

Full Review Source: Aufmuth.com | comment Comment
11/03/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Aufmuth.com

[The franchise] continues down the path its chosen, devolving from a thoughtful exploration of reality to just another effects-laden shoot ‘em up.

Full Review Source: Killer Movie Reviews | comment Comment
11/03/03
Andrea Chase
Andrea Chase
Killer Movie Reviews

It's actually at its best when it's the most pretentious. Its loud and repetitive action sequences are impressive enough, but we've seen them all before.

Full Review Source: Internet Reviews | comment Comment
11/03/03
Steve Rhodes
Steve Rhodes
Internet Reviews

There is visual poetry to that rain-soaked duel-but it's no more impressive than earlier battles between Smith and Neo. And that's kind of how I felt about much of Revolutions.

Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
11/03/03
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper

After all is said and done, I wish they would have left the trilogy to one.

Full Review Source: KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX) | comment Comment
11/03/03
Danny Minton
Danny Minton
KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX)

Seems like Matrix Reloaded with a little tweaking.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
11/02/03
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

The Wachowskis lay on the spiritual allegory thick, but the film's fragile, better-than-here hopefulness is genuinely unsettling.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
11/01/03
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

Revolutions' effects don't break any new ground.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Report Card | comment Comment
10/31/03
Ross Anthony
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card

Concludes a complex journey through time, space and multi-dimensions, dealing with the evil ambition that pervades worlds.

Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | comment Comment
10/31/03
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals
 
 
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