The Matrix 3 was not to be

Rating: Null/10 (6 November 2003)

Well I finally saw the Matrix 3, and I must say that I was kind of disappointed. This is coming from someone who was truly impressed after seeing the second Matrix. But the third Matrix lacked intrigue, and here is why...
I don't think I need to say that the first Matrix was very original and well worth watching numerous times. After it ended, I expected the second Matrix to be without plot or interest. I assumed that it would be a purely action based movie with nothing other than special effects holding it together. But I was pleasantly surprised to see that the second Matrix had some unexpected twists and turns. I must say that I was quite impressed by the second Matrix movie.
So when Revolutions came out I changed my expectations from low to fairly high. That was my first mistake. I should have realized that there was no good way to end this trilogy. The writers spent all of Reloaded digging themselves into a hole. It became clear in Revolutions that there was no real way to end the movie in a way that was interesting. So the movie just sort of ended, leaving a stunned crowd trying to figure out what went wrong.
Now, I won't go so far as to say that the movie was bad, because I don't believe that it was bad. But I will say that when compared to the first and second Matrix, this movie did not stack up. I still liked the special effects and the fight scenes. But that was all that there was to hold on to when the movie was over. The Matrix Revolutions was pretty close to what I thought the second Matrix was going to be before I saw it. A mindless movie that focuses only on special effects. So the reason I walked out disappointed was due to my expectations. Had the second movie been a mindless action fest, I would have probably liked the third one. But because the second movie was interesting, I couldn't enjoy the third one nearly as much. When it comes right down to it, there was no good way to end this movie. I can't think of a single scenario that would have saved this movie from being a let down. At least we still have the first Matrix to hold on to.