Great, but can't live up to its billing

Rating: 10/10 (5 November 2003)

I will not spoil the movie for anyone, but Revolutions comes close but doesn't strike the iron. What was billed as the third most anticipated movie of the year (after Reloaded and Return of the King) was a letdown for what I was expecting. But let me make it clear that rarely ever does a movie so hyped live up to its billing, so while I was disappointed, Revolutions does indeed plunge down the rabbit hole.
Revolutions started slow, I rode the edge of my seat waiting for the action and the plot to pick up, think the time spent at Zion during Reloaded for a more accurate description, boring and slow to point. It wasn't until about an hour in that it really started to get interesting, and even then it spiked up and down until the war really began. With the two main point lines, Neo and the war on Zion rarely crisscrossing, I found myself wondering what happened to Neo during the 30 minute Zion sequence.
However, let me make it known that Revolutions is quite a good film. Unlike Reloaded, you can't as easily pick out the digitally animated scenes. And compared to Reloaded, you're not scratching your head quite as often. More than once during the war on Zion you find yourself thinking if you were right there, and the realism is fantastic.
Overall, I rated Revolutions a 7/10. But make this clear, do not wait for the DVD, see this movie as quickly as possible. This is one of four trilogies that should only be seen in theaters, following Indiana Jones, Star Wars IV, V, VI as well as I, II, and upcoming III, and finally Lord of the Rings. Slight tip, watch the Animatrix shorts that prelude the Matrix, then the rest of the Animatrix, then Reloaded, then go see Revolutions, that will not disappoint.