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The Matrix Revolutions

 Starring: Keanu Reeves

 Directed by: The Wachowski Brothers

 Rated R

 Genre: Action / Science Fiction

 Theatrical Release Year: 2003

 Synopsis: Smith continues to reek havoc on the Matrix. The final battle between the chosen one and the virus is destined to take place now.

 My Thoughts: This was a very interesting way to end a pretty successful franchise. 

   Scorecard

     Acting- The group from the second film returns for this one. Again, Reeves does a good job in his character Neo, and again, the entire cast pulls their weight and the overall acting turned out to be borderline fantastic. (1)

     Direction- Andy and Larry Wachowski hit a home run with Reloaded. But sadly, they looked burned out with this film. The entire film looked a little shaky, the story did not flow very well, there were a few plot holes, and some things that just didn't make much sense. (1/2)

     Story- It was completely obvious that this film was written the same time as Reloaded. There were a few holes in the story, and a few shaky parts that seemed to slow the flow of the film, but overall the film was really well written. The screenwriters (also the Wachowski brothers) seemed to be stretching for things that they really didn't have to. There was a lot of continuity so that helped a lot, and it had an ending that satisfied some, but it left me with a bad taste in my mouth. (1/2)

     Expectations- I was hoping that the Matrix Franchise would go out with a bang. While it wasn't quite the bang I was hoping for, at least it wasn't a whimper. This film did not live up to the expectations, I was, again, hoping that it would be just as good as the original Matrix movie, it wasn't on that level, but at least it was just a bit better than Reloaded, so I have to give it at least a half star. (1/2)

     Boring?- There were some incredibly slow spots, but the slow spots were there to help continue the story that they had been building. I wouldn't say that this movie was boring in the normal sense, but there were some dull parts that seemed to drag. (1/2)

   Final Score: 3 out of 5

 Final Thoughts: Sheesh, to be honest, I don't think that this movie really deserves a 3 star either. But it earned it...barely. While this movie was just a tad bit better than the matrix reloaded, it didn't stand out as great. It had an ending, and that is what everyone wanted. Then ending was not great by any standards, but it was an ending. I only recommend this movie if you were a fan of the second movie, or if you want an ending to the series.

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