A potentially great trilogy fizzles out in a poor ending

Rating: 5/10 (7 November 2003)

The first matrix film was truly incredible, leading the way for a potentially termendous trilogy to rival that of Star Wars. My initial review of reloaded was that it was poor, but after several viewings once i got to understand it more i actually really enjoyed it. Sadly, Revolutions, no matter how many times it is watched, has no hidden depth. The script, what little there is, is predictble and unimaginative, its initial flare and interest is lost through overused cliches and at many points it feels as if we've heard it all before. 'Lesser' characters are used to the detriment of Morhpeus, Agent smith and to some extent neo, meaning there's never any engaging storyline for any one character, more a hatch patch of mini-stories that fail to get you feeling for anyone. In short, action is mindless action with no meaning and it will not do anything but bore you. My second complaint is the effects- if nothing else, surely they should be incredible. Sadly, they're not. Gone are the incredible explosions and cool camera effects of reloaded. No decent chase scene or imaginative FX, just typical blasting and guns. The fight scenes are the worst yet, in fact there is precious amounts of Kung-Fu, instead characters seem to like floating about more like puppets. There were even ocassions where i noticed the actors missing each other and pretending they were hit. The new oracle fails to provide interest and does not do as good a job as the original, which leaves another big hole in the film, where once interesting philosophical points were raised, the 'intellectual' conversations become dull and monotonous.
In general, the matrix revolutions is not a disasterous film, but in comparison to the other two it stands way below par, it has neither the originality or wit of the first, nor the edge-of-your-seat action of the second. Instead it is a poor concuction of both. The truth is, the glitch IS the matrix.