A worthy finish!

Rating: 6/10 (5 November 2003)

---Warning! Some Major Spoilers May Lie Ahead!---
I went to see the third part of this movie trilogy without a clue what's going to happen. All I had was possible story finishes that I've had made up in my head after seeing "Matrix Reloaded".
It would show that this was a great thing to do. I sat really excited the whole movie, because anything could happen. I realized that the ending was open the whole time, because there were no rules for how the film was going to end. Some times it even seemed that the trilogy would get a really unique ending, seen from the eyes of Hollywood movie makers that is. But that wasn't how it was going to be. Sure, it has a bittersweet ending after all, but it's really more a happy ending seen from my eyes.
You could say that the more mysterious parts of the trilogy have gone more and more downwards for every film. The first film was really philosophic, while the "Matrix Reloaded" combined it pretty good with astonishing effects in high-tempo scenes. This third constellation is really even more of an action flick than the second one was.
Still, approx. 2 hours after the world premiere ending, I must say that I enjoyed "Revolutions" more than "Reloaded". I think the reason was the intense storytelling of the finale. "The Matrix" was kind of meant to be a little bit of a low-toned story, but in the already mentioned "mix" of genres in "Reloaded" you tend to become a little bit tired of watching in the slow parties. In "Revolutions", you won't even have time to blink! It's so packed with action and special effect sequences that you sometimes wonder how the screen can take it without exploding as well!
All-in-all, the movie is a worthy finish for the trilogy. It's a little bit too unlike the earlier movies, but it really keeps you glued to your seat. And believe me: The less you know before you see it, the better it gets!
So I hope you read this review AFTER you watched it...