The Matrix Revolutions

The Matrix series started with a bang and went out with a whimper. Some defend this movie by saying it's supposed to be ambiguous. But I don't think so. I just think the Wachowskis didn't know what to do with it, so they wrapped it up in a bunch of meaningless mumbo-jumbo and let you fill in the numerous blanks.

It's not easy being 'The Matrix Revolutions'. 'The Matrix' is a beloved classic. 'Reloaded' had the luxury of getting to ask loads of intriguing questions, postponing the need to answer most of them. So while 'Revolutions' has plenty of cool moments, it really was doomed to being a disappointment. And so it was.

Ambitious but lackluster conclusion to the trilogy. Like RELOADED, it's full of well-made but ultimately pointless action scenes, sports a few mildly interesting ideas, and is devoid of all but the shallowest emotions. Definitely a letdown, but not the disaster it's been painted as. Newbies should stick to the original.

I'll admit I like some of the ridiculous action, Neo's exodus into the Machine City, and Smith's descent into madness, but the psuedo-intellectual philosophical rambling hits a frustrating, annoying fever pitch here. Trinity's five-minute death rattle is agonizing and hilarious, and I can't believe the series ends with a fucking Dragon Ball Z fight.

Just a giant pile of gobbledygook.