Better than M2 but ending flaky

Rating: 7/10 (29 June 2004)

I really enjoyed M3 even though it was less action and more dramatic than its predecessors. For the record, I thought M2 sucked - it was all action and nonsense. SPOILER ALERT: M3 was going well until Neo got to the mechanical city. There were a number of places near the end where I wondered why certain things were done...like why everyone hovered around the pilot and then had to run to their weapons when they were detected trying to sneak home. Also, the Oracle said she didn't tell Neo certain things because 'he' (Neo's alter ego by another name) didn't think he was ready to know. Of course it would have been a much shorter movie had everyone been logical. I still don't know who that "baby thing" (as someone else called it) was supposed to be - King of the machines I guess. Or how/why that child ended up spending so much time with the Oracle. And that final fight was stupid - just felt over done. After a few blows with no apparent results, you would think an intelligent being would try another option besides throwing the same punch or kick that was ineffective earlier. But after suffering thru Kill Bill Vol 2, I still give this 7 out of 10.