The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.
An unwieldy, two-plus-hours third act of a movie, guided by the principle (incubated by Reloaded and fully grown here) that too much is never too much.
– Scott Foundas,
L.A. Weekly,
5 Nov 2003
rotten:
One of the most original concepts in recent fantasy movie history has devolved into something perfectly ordinary.
– Geoff Pevere,
Toronto Star,
5 Nov 2003
fresh:
No less than the rankest demagogue, The Matrix Revolutions insists on the primacy of faith over knowledge. Once it locks and loads, however, the triumphant visuals short-circuit anything resembling abstract thought.
– J. Hoberman,
Village Voice,
5 Nov 2003
rotten:
There's nothing even resembling a surprise in the third and weakest installment of the trilogy.
– Bill Muller,
Arizona Republic,
7 Nov 2003
rotten:
The Wachowski brothers have rendered their chronicles into banality, as if trying to imitate the qualitative tailspin of the Star Wars series.