Fine, but unsatisfying conclusion

Rating: 6/10 (24 May 2004)

If the first Matrix movie was something entirely original, and the second was all about philosophy, this one was purely an action movie. Plot-wise, I felt like several of the questions posed in Reloaded went unanswered, and that generally it wasn't a satisfying end to the series. I wanted to hear more about what happened to Zion, more about The One, more about the Architect, and so on. This film focused primarily on the machine world, which was so neglected in Reloaded that it felt confusing and surprising in this one on a good day, and contrived on a bad. However, the action sequences were well-done, it was reasonably suspenseful, and if it had been released as a stand-alone action movie, would have been pretty good.