Not what you expected

Rating: 9/10 (6 November 2003)

If you go to see Revolutions expecting to have the world tied up in a nice little package with all your questions answered, you will be disappointed.
Overall, Revolutions neatly ties up the major open issues from the first two movies while leaving many questions wide open (if not more open than before). Oddly enough, you are still left with the original question that Neo was searching for: What IS the matrix? At the same time, the war between man and machine is resolved as foreshadowed by the Oracle in Reloaded - but not exactly how you would expect.
The trilogy as a whole took some huge chances, and for the most part, they paid off handsomely. The story could have been slightly tighter and the editing a bit closer - some scenes were just flat out too long. But the score and the effects were beyond incredible and into the 'groundbreaking' category.
In terms of acting, Tanveer Atwal made a very memorable film debut as Sati, and Ian Bliss as Bane was simply wonderful. Nathaniel Lees and Clayton Watson (Mifume and Kid) had some amazingly good moments as well. The original cast did well in reprising their roles. I believe that finally, Keanu Reeves nailed the part of Neo, riding the thin line between being a man and a super-hero and accepting his destiny. Hugo Weaving as Smith was outstanding, and the final acting in his last sequence is simply amazing (and amusing) to watch.
The story, overall, is genius. Making the most advanced motion picture ever devised with one of the oldest plot resolution devices ever conceived is the mark of sheer genius, although it will probably be panned as an 'unoriginal' idea instead of the ironic (and unexpected) twist it is.
You can meet me at the train station. I'll be at Mobil Ave, waiting for the train.