It feels tired, recycled and redundant as it shares many of the same faults that made the second installment a disappointing sequel for those who loved the original.
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11/05/03
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... [More]
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving
Director: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Reviews for The Matrix Revolutions
161 - 180 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
The good news is that Neo Christ Superstar is indeed an improvement over its buzz-kill predecessor. The bad news is that it's still terrible.
11/05/03
Silly humans, Matrix is for kids!
11/05/03
It doesn't exactly re-create the magic that made the original such an instant classic, but it's faster and more involving than Reloaded and it rounds off the premise and themes of the trilogy in a surprisingly satisfying way.
11/04/03
Reloaded was certainly a lumpy, gaseous treatise of a movie, but viewers of Revolutions may find themselves looking back on it fondly.
11/04/03
Top CriticA satisfying if not totally comprehensible conclusion.
11/04/03
How did something that started out so cool get so dorky?
11/04/03
Top CriticIts attempt at bringing a discussion of free will to the masses is admirable, even if its effectiveness is hampered.
11/04/03
For a sense of closure, go ahead, see this insanely complex final battle between humans and machines. But be forewarned: The law of diminishing returns is in full effect.
11/04/03
Top CriticWith The Matrix Revolutions, the Wachowski brothers have managed to pull off something nearly impossible. They've made a movie about the end of the world that leaves us entirely indifferent to the outcome.
11/04/03
The special effects are spectacular, and the final attacks on Zion are amazing -- too long, but amazing. But the emotional impact of this movie is zilch.
11/04/03
Top CriticTime will tell whether or not the hardcore Matrix fans will be walking out with chants of “Jedi”.
11/04/03
For all the ponderous philosophizing found in Reloaded, Matrix Revolutions is surprisingly straightforward and more than a little cheesy.
11/04/03
Everyone LOVED the first one. Then they "kinda tolerated" the second one. Logic dictates that the third one "sucks". I disagree.
11/04/03
It doesn't have the gee-whiz factor of Vol. I, nor its mind-bending ideas... What it is, is a fairly straightforward futuristic action-adventure flick, and a good one at that.
11/04/03
An exciting adventure despite its shortcomings... But in concluding the trilogy so carelessly, the Wachowskis have betrayed my trust and broken my heart.
11/04/03
There’s a warmed-over feeling that permeates what should have been the defining film of the trilogy.
11/04/03
The final chapter in the Wachowski brothers' trilogy about stylish sunglasses, leather trenchcoats, freshly baked cookies and Wire Fu.
11/04/03
I grew tired after the hundred thousandth Sentinel was blasted to oblivion as they steadily encroached on their human opponents’ territory
11/04/03
A mixture of frantic but empty action and solemn, even more vacuous philosophizing that ends up simultaneously pretentious and puerile.
11/04/03
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