Not as good as it could have been

Rating: Null/10 (17 November 2003)

Watching Revolutions for the first time for me was an odd experience. It seemed to fly by in the cinema and left me wondering where the previous two hours had gone. However, this is not necessarily a good thing, as it meant that a second viewing was necessary to remember a lot of important aspects. This pace was undoubtedly helped by the constant flow of action in the film. Unfortunately, as the centrepiece of the movie is the war in Zion, such action was rather unimaginative (despite being very realistically created).
Its lack of fresh action sequences has led me to appreciate Reloaded a little more. However, the character development is given some attention in this last installment which almost makes up for it. I can't understand the criticisms concerning 'cheesy dialogue' as no phrase really seemed out of place (except for the excessive use of 'goddamit' and the Kid taking us to new levels of aggravation) and verbal humour was extremely well-placed.
****SPOILER***** My only real problem is with the film's ending. Where there should have been some monumental twist to dwarf that of the second film, there was a sugar-coated scene with Sati and the Oracle. Also, the Superbrawl was excellent but they could have made more of it. Unlike the Burly Brawl, I wanted it to continue rather than end as soon as possible.
All in all, the film is entertaining, but nowhere near as well-executed as the first film, and it leaves you thinking that this emptiness might have been solved by either fleshing these sequels out with a better story, or by condensing them into one film.