The trilogy ascends and soars with the two combatants and ends not with a whimper but with a blast of light. Thus the fabulous original film has found an honorable way to sign off. For those who didn't bother to join the early crowds, The Matrix Revolutions is a definite might see.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
To the degree that I was able to put aside my questions, forget logic, disregard continuity problems and immerse myself in the moment, The Matrix Revolutions is a terrific action achievement. Andy and Larry Wachowski have concluded their trilogy with all barrels blazing.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Ty Burr
Revolutions, the final installment in the trilogy, parcels things more neatly. You get 45 minutes of the Wachowskis' patented theosophical bong water, followed by an hour of the most muscular, hard-core special-effects rama-lama yet to hit the screen. Only then does Jesus show up.Read Full Review »
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NewsWeek: David Ansen
Though they’re full of undeniably spectacular moments, great production values and unusual ambition, a simple thing has gotten lost in these sequels: they’re not much fun.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: J. Hoberman
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.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
Represents a disappointing way for the science fiction trilogy to bow out. Overlong and underwhelming, The Matrix Revolutions reinforces the thinking that it’s a rare movie series in which the final chapter is the strongest.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lisa Schwarzbaum
Among its better tricks, Matrix Revolutions finally gets the love-story subplot of Neo and Trinity in the right proportion.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
At the risk of understatement, The Matrix Revolutions sucks.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Steven Rea
There are, to be sure, some impressive special effects here, and whoever Warner Bros. hires to make the new Superman movie should take notes.Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Andrew O'Hehir
Isn't a terrible movie, but it is a tremendous disappointment.Read Full Review »
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