My review...
When we last left Neo (Keanu Reeves), he was in some sort of coma from taking on four Sentinels. A mysterious stranger named Bane (Ian Bliss) lay on the opposite side of him, also in a coma and the Sentinels were massing in thousands nearing Zion. That was the cliffhanger ending of "The Matrix Reloaded," the impressive action-packed second installment to "The Matrix" saga. Now, the circle closes with the third and final chapter, "The Matrix Revolutions."
So what exactly happened to Neo? Well, he was stuck in a world between the Matrix and reality. His only way out is through a program known as The Trainman (Bruce Spence, yes the very same character from the "Enter the Matrix" game). In fact, Neo is stuck in a pristine white train station, pretty much being held prisoner. Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), realize that Neo is being held prisoner by the Merovingian (Lambert Wilson) and quickly make a deal for his release.
Freed, Neo then goes to see the Oracle (Mary Alice), who has now mysteriously taken a new form. Neo raises the questions that "Reloaded" left for us. Who and what exactly is Agent Smith, the encounter with the Architect, the destruction of Zion, etc. Meanwhile, in the real world, Zion is prepping for the war against the machines and the Sentinels are more than well on their way. Our heroes, then catch up with Niobe (Jada Pinkett Smith) and Ghost (Anthony Wong), our "Enter the Matrix" duo, who decide to make way for Zion, even though infested with Sentinels. But Neo has other plans, taking one of the ships and flying into the machine world, to try and stop the Sentinels from destroying Zion. Trinity has every intention of assisting her true love in this seemingly psychotic plan. However, before they take off, they have a little run in with Bane, whom as we all know is Agent Smith (or one of them anyway). The Sentinels finally get into the loading bay of Zion, and what an amazing action sequence this is in the film, makes "Reloaded's" 14-minute car chase look like a Rankin/Bass production. Agent Smith has turned everyone in the Matrix into himself, ruling the program. Neo, now has to face it all: The Machines, Agent Smith, the Matrix, life and death…
The Wachowski Brothers could have made the conclusion a bit more stronger. "The Matrix Revolutions" is the missing piece of the entire puzzle that was the two previous films, it all comes together, but a little too rushed and unsatisfying. The very end is a bit vague, but I guess Hollywood gave it that open ending, in case the Wachowskis make a string of flops after their "Matrix" career, big mistake in my opinion. The special effects are incredible as always and the storyline is in good form, at least I thought so. I really wish they had made the end a bit more solid, but I can live with it. One thing though, I really don't want to see anymore "Matrix" films. I would fix the ending in a director's cut DVD and stop it all together.
"The Matrix" trilogy will be added to the line of great science-fiction sagas.
-UJ