The Whachowski Brothers bring it all together

Rating: 10/10 (8 November 2003)

What a Showdown! What a Finale! A Grand Finale! The Whachowski Brothers bring it all together in the final movie of the Matrix Trilogy. The Oracle, The program Smith, The Machines and real and surreal cyberspace battlefields all come into play in balanced proportions and the solutions of the struggle are convincing and sensible in the end. A far cry from the not-a-scratch middle piece this last episode takes on a real fight that costs lives and limbs. The scenery and fighting scenes are awesome. The movie starts slowly and tension is built up gradually. The dialog is strange like in the first two movies but it makes more sense now and the the main themes, love, hope, sacrifice, believe and struggle are all appropriate for the drama that this last of the trilogy is. Some of the dialog with The Oracle could have been made shorter to keep better tempo. The casting was good although this trilogy will not be remembered for its brilliance in acting. Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity, Mary Alice as The Oracle and Zeke Castelli as Operations Officer Mattis were most impressive. For me this is the best movie I have seen this year and with this brilliant ending this trilogy is the best I have seen. A near perfect 10 from me.