A nice sign off for a very good trilogy

Rating: Null/10 (15 November 2003)

The original record breaking Matrix a few years back set my pulse racing. We had an action film, with a great backstory. We also had many hidden depths to the plot and narrative structure, and we had two directors who were happy to let you unravel their ideas all by yourself.
The films are open to polysemic interpretations, and that is what makes the Matrix trilogy and philosophy so beautiful. The Matrix Reloaded improved on the original in many ways, and this film improves on them both.
We take a step up in many new camera techniques, and we have a few technological advances from the first film. The bullet time technique had revoloutionised cinema, and the way films are made. It also was ridiculed from film to film, with even Dreamworks' Shrek getting in on the act.
If you thought the first two films were complex, then this film will confuse you like nothing before. We may not have the psycho analysing architect to contend with, but we have a plot that seems to move in ways that we do not expect, yet think it should. Questions we thought would be answered, are left for us to amuse ourselves with.
If you like closure and boundaries, then this film might not be the one for you. If you like action, gloriously choreographed fight sequences and the confusion of the what ifs, then you will love this film. Loose ends are not tied, and is peace closure. Is it really peace at all? Were you really watching this film and are you really reading this review...
To sum it up. This film is so far my favourite of the year. The acting may be slightly wooden, and the love between Neo and Trinity does not really makes us feel very passionate. The dialogue in places appears over written and very Capraesque, but who cares? The Matrix is clever, and inspiring. I love it