Extremely disappointing

Rating: 5/10 (17 November 2003)

Ok, they spent so much time worrying about the special effects they forgot about the script!
The first Matrix film was truly astonishing. Enigmatic, new, exciting, original and refreshing, it came like a bolt out of the blue and made us feel excited about 'movies' again......but then came the utter bollocks that was 'Reloaded', and now, even worse, the total tripe that is 'Revolutions'.
The script of 'Revolutions' is totally, totally awful, with some of the cheesiest dialogue I have ever heard in a cinema. As a whole the film is absolutely and utterly predictable. The acting was patchy, with only Carrie Ann Moss and Hugo Weaving really standing out. Of course we had the usual couple of unintentionally hilarious Keanu moments.
In praise, a couple of set pieces worked very well, and were exhilarating visual treats. It's a pity that the rest of the film hung around it was so sub standard in comparison. The trilogy now comes across like any other blockbusting action film - a few great sequences with impressive special effects, but with not much else to offer in the way of storyline, dialogue and performance.
It just feels like they should have left 'The Matrix' as it was, and not bothered with the remaining two installments. The Wachowski Brothers seemed to be totally out of their depth in terms of the ridiculous storyline with 'Reloaded' and then got in even deeper trying to dig their way out in the final installment. But is it really the final installment? Seemed to me like the ending was an ending that was not completely final, and a way has been left open for even more sequels in this franchise. Another reviewer here has said that Hollywood now no longer produces films, but franchises. That, my friends, is it in a nutshell.