A worthy ending to a more than worthy series.

Rating: 10/10 (2 May 2004)

The Matrix Revolutions had a difficult task to carry out by finishing the so greatly started story. The now famous characters finally get to the point when everything is solved one way or another, it's the end of war and the winner is about to be announced in just few hours.
I had cautious expectations for this last part and to make it short: I was not disappointed. While there might have been some things in the movie I'd like to have been shown or developed a bit differently, it is a worthy ending to a worthy series. Some may perceive the story as being cheesy, I myself find it dramatic and well-structured enough for what the Matrix is - a very high production values Sci-Fi/Action movie. In case you're expecting "The Godfather" level of performance or drama depth, you'll obviously be let down.
If you're pointlessly unbiased and have the mood to watch a good Sci-Fi/Action film and have watched the previous two movies, this one should please you with the visual complexity and epic scale as well reasonably thought out story. The Matrix Revolutions is not as the original Matrix, no movie will be, but the two sequels tried hard at the only thing there was left to them: continuing the already revealed concept and story and to improve on technical side and they have succeeded. Although I missed the "in-Matrix" scenes more frequent in previous two movies and Merovingian (along with his glamorous Persephone) makes only a brief appearance, it's understandable since now the movie revolves around the real world, nothing can be solved in Matrix any longer, this time the blood is real and deaths do count. Acting remains on pretty much the same level - nothing awards winning, but this movie is not about acting, it's about story, and Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne and Carrie-Anne Moss still do the job. The so unfortunate death of Gloria Foster (Oracle) obviously did have an impact on the movie, but it's something that could hardly be changed.
I would have voted it as an 8.0 movie, but seeing so many biased (1.0 for instance) ratings, I confess I have given it a ten, it certainly deserves more than a mere 6.3. Can you think of a better movie in this genre (and no, Blade Runner, 2001, Aliens and similar all-time favourites are NOT from this genre)? I know I can't.