Cry all you want....

Rating: Null/10 (11 November 2003)

This actually was a decent movie. Yea, this review is completely opposite of my review of Reloaded, but that was upon one viewing of Reloaded. Since that first viewing, I saw it once again on IMAX and another time in a regular theater, and actually enjoyed it. I bought 'Enter the Matrix' and beat that as well, getting all the little snippets that connect the game and Reloaded with Revolutions. Then I bought Reloaded and watched it for nearly 2 weeks straight before Revolutions came out. By the way, seeing Revolutions on IMAX is an experience that no one should miss.
Spoilers...
Onto Revolutions...and as I said, it is decent. There are few movies that put me on the edge of my seat, and this one actually did. The Club Hell fight sequence was interesting, and got better once The Merovingian was brought back to the screen. Lambert Wilson was a riot, and Monica Belluci takes her vitamins. The Duel between Bane and Neo wasn't very good, especially the mutilation of Neo's eyes. That had some point (Neo being able to see the energy of the machines) but it really wasn't more than a nod to Dune Messiah. The Battle for Zion was a tense scene that was amazing if you ask me. It alone was worth the price of the IMAX ticket. The blend of CG and live-action was phenomenal, and Captain Mufine should win "The Ultimate Bad@$$ of the Year" Award. The Death of Trinity was overly long and sappy to the ultimate end. I really didn't feel anything for Trinity's death. The Final Duel between Smith and Neo was fantastic. I felt like a little kid reading a Superman comic. The new Oracle was not Gloria Foster, but good nonetheless. And the reappearance of the Architect was great for a smile, though I wanted him to say 'ergo' and 'concordantly' once more.
If you didn't play 'Enter the Matrix' then the introduction of Sati was probably confusing. In the game, the Oracle speaks of a child who will save the Matrix. Sati is that child, though I really don't see how she saved the Matrix.
The idea that Neo and Smith are exact opposites is a wonderful idea and I thought it was portrayed perfectly on Smith's side and stonerly by Neo. But that's what you get for casting Keanu Reeves... I think Guy Pearce would've been a better choice, or at least someone who does have a brain. Hugo Weaving is an absolutely brilliant choice for Agent Smith, and he should be recognized as one of the all-time baddest villains. At least within the top five, but not the top.
The music is great, even the techno-ish stuff. The instrumental music is where its at though.
The SFX are great, even if you can easily tell what's real and what isn't.

Now I'm out of words to say. Go see it in IMAX. That is the only way you can really give the movie any justice. (And the source's voice shakes the entire theater like a really close lightning bolt's thunder).

Overall... 8.5 out of 10 for great action, good tension, sappiness, and Keanu.