Better that the Second, but...

Rating: Null/10 (6 November 2003)

Okay, first things first: The Matrix Revolutions is much better than Reloaded. There is much less dialogue, much more action, and there is NO underground orgy scene (thank GOD). But, there still feels like something's missing in this "finale" to the trilogy.
(MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD)
1) The beginning of Revolutions is extremely slow. It takes the movie a good 45 minutes before anything really happens. There is one great fight between Trinity and an agent that emulates the fights from the first film, but other than that, the beginning is mostly Keannu Reeves stuck in a bland, white train station waiting for the "train man." Uh... okay.
2. Once the war begins, the movie is nothing but action, which for the most part is great. But sometimes the CGI is so intense that it's hard to tell what's going on. I wasn't the only one in the theatre that kept asking "who was that?" and "what just happened?"
3. The plot is somewhat predictable--yes, there are deaths, and it's not tough to figure out who dies in this movie. I won't spoil it here, although I'm sure there are other reviews that already have. But the death scenes themselves are extremely drawn out and melodramatic. One in particular drags on and becomes a total "Titanic"-sized good-bye scene that had people laughing more than crying.
Overall, this movie is entertaining. But after the excitement of the action dies off, it becomes more apparent that the sequels really weren't as original as the first Matrix. They borrow heavily on other science fiction movies, such as Dune and even Aliens. (Those things the human army wore--did anyone else keep waiting for them to shout "Get away from her you bitch!"?)
My recommendation: go into this movie expecting some cool action sequences, cheesy dialogue, unintentionally funny moments, and a great final battle scene between Neo and Agent Smith, and you won't be let down.