Worst of the three

Rating: 4/10 (17 November 2005)

Well, after a brilliant start and a quite disappointing sequel, the third one could do one of two things: make it better, or make it worse. Make an impressive ending, putting the second part into perspective. Or make a cheesy, unimaginative ending, and let it all go down the gutter.
Unfortunately, the Wachowski's did the latter. Oh, where to begin. With the first one being a quite intelligent film, and the second one just a dumb action flick, they actually managed to undercut "Reloaded". Oh yes sir, they did.
This part is (again, alas) a simple "good guys vs. bad guys" action flick. The "heavily outnumbered heroes against certain end of humanity" aspect was strong, too, and emphasised just a bit too much. Nothing new here. In other words: I was bored. *Yawn*.
The special effects: again nice, but nothing new, either. The whole thing is a seamless continuation of the second part. It looks and feels much the same. Someone clearly ran out of ideas here.
The worst part of this film, however, is it's ending. It is cheesy. It is corny. It is boring. I sat there in the cinema, thinking 'What? That's *it*? Come on, you have to be f***ing kidding me here!'. The first part definitely did not deserve this. So not all that starts well ends well, too. Take my advice, and save your money. Don't buy it, don't rent it, don't watch it. You'll just be sorry.