Deserved Better Than it Got From Critics

Rating: 7/10 (17 November 2003)

Warning, mild spoilers
The Matrix: Revolutions is not without its flaws. Keanu Reaves' acting is less than overwhelming, and there are some unlikely "real world" sequences. (I emphasize "real world" because just about anything can happen in the Matrix.) But the movie was much better than I had been led to believe by the critics. I put off seeing this film largely because I expected it to be a failure. It wasn't.
The story was interesting, not as groundbreaking as in the first installment, but strong enough to keep my interest without going too deeply into esoterica as was often the case in "Reloaded". The battle sequences in Zion were a bit longer than needed but not aggravatingly so. The concluding fight between Neo and Agent Smith was well done. The ending was reasonably satisfying and not the downer that I had been led to expect.
It really is a shame that so many critics panned this film. It deserves a larger audience than it is likely to get. It will not go down as a great movie but it was enjoyable and held my interest.