Has a few ups but mostly downs. - spoilers.

Rating: 6/10 (5 November 2003)

This film was at times monumental and at others a miserable disappointment.
After watching "The Matrix" i was thoroughly wowed. I sat in bed and thought this could actually be true and was compelled to watch the movie again numerous times. Then came the second....completely detachd from the first movie in ways. The ambiguity the first film left you with was not replicated in the slightest as instead of pondering over questions like, "hmm..i wonder what neo's going to do now?" you are instead shown in a somewhat disappointing 'hollywood action' way.
The third film indeed is an improvement on the second but still is a far shot from the greatness of the first movie. It has a poor and predictable ending and the final fightscene is a terrible let-down. I thought the final battle scene would either be a high paced kung fu fight as seen in the first movie, or an all out battle using new and unseen powers. Instead it was a poor mix of both...sigh.. The film also contains many unnecessary scenes that just humour what should be serious and suspenseful part of the movie (e.g. the Trinity bit and Agent Smith's face....why?)
However. There are some incredible sequences in The Matrix Revolutions that relinquish any doubt i had in the capability of CG animation. The action sequence between the sentinals and Zion's defences is truly the most amazing action scene i have ever seen. Infact the entire invasion of Zion is a truly outstanding piece of action.
However, the CG animation and action sequence do not resurrect this film from poor directing and a plot that detaches from the original more and more as the minutes pass by. Many of the excellent and mysterious characters are barely involved or just missed out entirely such as the Merovingian and the superb Virus Twins. Monica Belluci however returns and more is exposed of her 'character'...you will understand when you see it.

In my personal opinion "The Matrix" should have been left alone and it seems that "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Matrix Revolutions" are two meaningless films that confuse the original story and are basically a ploy to generate money.