Couple it with Reloaded and you have a solid, single story.

Rating: 8/10 (7 November 2003)

I've read literally hundreds of comments on this movie. By-and-large people were expecting this to be it's own self-contained story like the first one was. The thing is, this movie is not it's own story. If you were to watch Reloaded and this movie back-to-back then you would realized that this is simply the end of the story that was started in the last film. If you were to watch it alone you would most likely hate it.
With that said, Reloaded and Revolutions make up one heck of a great story. The inevitable fight with Bane, the attack on Zion, the good vs. evil battle between Neo and Smith. These things are what we were leading up to in the last movie, and they were fully what I expected them to be. Watched together, the two comprise a very rich and deep story that is leaps and bounds above the first movie.
If you haven't seen Reloaded, don't go see Revolutions. Even if you saw the first one, but not the second one, don't go see Revolutions. Watch Reloaded on DVD prior to going to see Revolutions and you will get it. And then you can appreciate it for what it is. It is the end of the story.