Rating of
1.5/4
One Deux Ex Machina after Another in this finale.
Indyfreak - wrote on 08/21/19
Eschewing the rich textured world building and philosophical underpinnings of its predecessors, the final installment of the Matrix trilogy bravely settles for mindless CGI action and drawn out battle scenes. Which to their credit, the effects have aged better than expected. Neo (Keanu Reeves) and his costars are almost an afterthought. The big robot vs mecha set-piece set against the grimy dank backdrop of Zion makes for a drab spectacle. Again, it's at least aged well. But that's not enough after all the last two movies spent so much time building up for. Hugo Weaving looks like he's having so much fun as the vile Agent Smith. Fans will be disappointed while casual viewers will surely be lost. As of this review in 2019, it's been announced that a fourth Matrix film is in development with the original cast returning to their roles. Making all this nonsense pointless.
