Big hype and big franchise can lead to low and disappointing results *VERY MINOR SPOILER*

Rating: 5/10 (24 December 2003)

The Matrix franchise started off very big and very well, creating a social phenomenon unseen since psycho, the introduction of anime to the "west" and, I hope . In 1999, the online community boomed with matrix sites and personal theory pages. The Matrix was an open book.
With Matrix reloaded, many of the theories from the large online cult were abolished while some fewer theories started. TMReloaded made the Matrix's transition from sci-fi "make you think" to sci-fi "make you watch". Many fans were quite disappointed but still had hope for a better movie, a better ending.
TMRevolutions abolished most of that hope because the franchise was so concentrated on an "enjoyable" flick they forgot to make it a "good" and masterful movie. They did not leave many doors open and closed a lot of them. The ending of the movie had a bit of corniness to it as well. Many movie stereotypes were also included in TMRevolutions (huge final battle of good vs evil, someone important dies tha people will supposedly miss, etc.). This combined with the poorly written ending leaves matrix fans asking "what the?" and leaving most people stupefied the wrong way, the way in which moviegoers go "was that the real ending?". I felt as if to fullfill the Matrix demand, andy and larry went lazy to write the end under what some think as a short period. The franchise' success sort of got to them and it shows through this movie.
I'm not saying that this movie was a complete flop, but it did fail to give originality to an original plot. Final Verdict: watch it if you've seen the first two.
[GRAPHICS 9/10] Great but in some cases overdone. [STORYLINE 5/10] Ending was very rushed and "not fulfilling" [ACTING 7/10] Mediocre to Good
[OVERALL 5/10] This movie would've achieved a higher rating if it were by itself, but because it poorly ended a great and original story, it got a lower rating. Enjoyable but not memorable (unless it's memorable for its "ending a great series crappily")