Ripoff Spinoff Turn-It-Off

Rating: 3/10 (7 November 2003)

Well, just stepped out of the theatre 30 minutes ago and have to say this....
It seems as if what was so special about "The Matrix" was truly lost in Matrix 3. If this was supposed to be a climax, then maybe I am missing what that is. There is no 'end' to this movie. It just simply is. Oh, now I am getting all philosophical. Or am I? Yes. That is what I have to do.... etc.
The speech in this movie was as disastrous as those last 6 lines. Character development? What character development? This movie was like watching a video-game you cannot control. And even worse, sitting at it in the theatre, not being able to fast-forward through very dull moments... it was painful. I never got to know Noabi or whatever her name is. Trinity, Neo, and Morpheus did not evolve whatsoever. Lines of love were so misplaced in such an emotionless movie it did not fit whatsoever.
Being a fan of the first movie, and 1/2 an admirer of the second, I only hoped for a movie as good as Matrix Reloaded. The beginning of the movie had promise, and I must say I liked seeing that French dude and the big-breasted woman, and wish they had more of a role. Perhaps more humans or programs wouldn't have done the plot any harm. Unfortunately, I do not think those "sentinel robots" or the "huge-freakin-face" will win any Oscar nominations. Oh, or that "new" Oracle misshap. OK, I know the old Oracle died (the actress) but this "new" Oracle did nothing for me. Seriously. I guess Neo had to see her once more, but really...
The ending was ludicrous. There were obvious shortcuts to the script (if you are a scriptwriter you will know what I am talking about) and crazy amounts of techno-babble meant to further the "story" if you wish to call it that. What is up with this? I hope the blockbuster movie trilogy thing doesn't turn into this kind of thing again...
So to sum it up, I give the movie a 2/10.
So uninspired. So empty. I am glad that everything which has a beginning has an end.