Good Ending to the Matrix Trilogy

Rating: 8/10 (13 December 2003)

The first 'Matrix' was one of the best science fiction films that I have ever seen. The second was a failure, and I was concerned about the third being even worse. Well, for once, my concerns were not justified, and the final (is it final really?) movie in the series without being as good as the first one is not a bad movie at all.
On the bad side, there is nothing too original or too unexpected in this series. It very much continues the second part, and I remember having read that the authors consider the two last parts as one film. Some of the pseudo-philosophy could have been avoided, and the symbols are not that deep as the authors would like us to believe. Overall, this 'quality' part of the story and film is the weakest.
Now the good side. The action is really good, and the effects are as good as you can get with the technical means of the beginning of the 21st century. It may come as surprise, but the real art in this film is in the good cinema created by the effects. Some good acting helps, casting is good excepting Monica Belucci - I cannot imagine why such an exquisite and beautiful actress accepted to play this purely decorative role - Maybe she just wanted to be part of the movie?
The film got a lot of bad critics, and I do not really understand why. Maybe it is because of the high expectations the first 'Matrix' created. In any case, it is not bad at all, and the trilogy gets a good ending, although not an exceptional one. Yes, the Wachowsky brothers can do better, and the audiences are waiting for better from them. This one gets an 8/10 on my personal scale.