What a "monumental failure".

Rating: 3/10 (6 November 2003)

Wow. i could only cover my eyes with my hands and shake my head. I have a great many problems with this movie.
1st, I along with everyone i know, thought there would be a fight between neo and the twins. while minor, it was very dissapointing not to see it.
next, this movie takes a drastic turn from the other two, and only about 15 minutes total is spent within the matrix, where all the best special effects are. there is waaay too much of the "double speak" "love is a word for a connection" and "you need to understand your choice now that youve made it" BS! there is no resolution for the marovingian either, another small but notable point. very very many loose ends.
I would definitely say that the wachowski brothers copped out on the finale in this series. bad writing and an extremely dissapointing ending certainly add to my frustration. i was one of the people that loved both 1 and 2, even though they trail from action to intellectual a bit much, this movie goes waaay into the intellectual side. i felt like they couldnt decide on an ending so they threw some stuff together to make the big bucks on a 3rd film.
for a series that had so terribly much potential, to end this way is a travesty. it makes me want to sell my first 2 copies of matrix and reloaded. im sure youll see it if you havent but man, wait until video if you can. i went with 8 other people and EVERY ONE OF US WAS DISSAPPOINTED. on the way out all i heard was how crappy it was. i have never been so frustrated after expecting so much.