Sad end to an innovative concept.

Rating: 5/10 (30 November 2003)

I have heard a great deal of talk from Matrix purists (akin to Star Wars nuts) who have made the point that the first movie was amazing and the Wachowski's should have left it at that. Perhaps they are right I'm not yet decided.
Despite this I enjoyed Matrix Reloaded, even if only for entertainment value alone. However, Matrix Revolutions is the biggest bomb this year. I know that one should not expect too much from a sci-fi trilogy that was only ever intended as a stand alone movie, but having said this all the hard work that went into creating these characters, this world, this movie, is completely undone by the crap served up in Revolutions.
Acting is not Keanu or Carrie-Ann's strong suit but they do have good on-screen chemistry. Neo and Morpheus' relationship is strong and a feature of particularly the first movie and to a lesser degree the second. Where were these characters? Who gives a toss about Link and Zee or Captain Tanaka and that stupid kid? It is possible I might have, had the acting been stronger and the dialogue better i.e Kid: "I've never completed the training program." Tanaka: "Neither have I."
It's lines like this that made me physically sick and despite the special effects fest the whole movie was very pedestrian. It had completed departed from the philosophy of the first movie and just seemed like a gratuitous use of special effects which encased a very hollow movie.
Perhaps if I had've had a couple of joints this might have been funny like "Halfbaked" or "Scary Movie" but as a conclusion to what could've taken over from Star Wars as one of the best Sci-Fi sagas of all time, I think not.
4 out of 10.