The Matrix Revolutions

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The Matrix Revolutions

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Released Nov 5, 2003

2h 10m

Sci-Fi

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In a dystopia overrun by robots, Neo (Keanu Reeves), mankind's greatest hope, is trapped in a limbo world. Meanwhile, the majority of the planet's population remains in a state of suspended virtual reality. The few humans who are cognizant of the grim realities of the world desperately try to hold off their mechanical enemies long enough for Neo to escape and save the day, but things turn disastrous when all-powerful computer program Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving) arrives in the flesh.

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Critics Consensus

A disappointing conclusion to the Matrix trilogy as characters and ideas take a back seat to the special effects.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

The original Matrix was full of dizzying surprises. But it's turned out that the Wachowskis didn't have many more tricks up their sleeves.

Mar 12, 2018

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Finale with same heavy violence, weaker script.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 28, 2010

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Zzzzzz.

Rated: C

May 4, 2005

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

The Wachowskis may have something in their theory that the world is simply a complex operating system humans are simply virtual programs.... Their dialogue feels written by a computer program, and for that matter acted by a collection of CGI figures.

Sep 9, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Perhaps it’s wrong and narrow-minded to hope that the Wachowskis would only live up to their original film, but their brand of mythology expansion narrows the possibilities and limits the viewer’s enjoyment of this universe.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 12, 2022

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Just as much as the last entry was a piece of a story, this one is a fragment, telling so little of the yarn that it’s the least complex and most inessential of the series, save for the fact that it finally wraps up character loose ends.

Rated: 4/10

Jul 11, 2022

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Obi-wan K

The script is pretty messy

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/07/25

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AJ L

Loved this. Such an epic trilogy that has aged so well. 33% from critics is CRIMINAL. Agent Smith's dialogue here was superb

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/23/25

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Gareth v

A flashy but hollow wrap-up that leaves the trilogy limping over the finish line.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/10/25

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Nick P

Felt like my brain was unplugged from the Matrix… and left in airplane mode. Still, robots go boom. Respect.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/27/25

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Andrew P.

Greatest trilogy. Fantastic ending. Does it get any better?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/20/25

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Kevin P

A disappointing series finale that feels rushed, bloated, and boring. The acting has gotten increasingly unintentionally funny with its main leads underreact to everything, while its side characters act even cornier (I swear every human captain's one trait is screaming like a psycho). At times it feels more like star trek or Terminator or aliens than the matrix with so much of the movie taking place with the sentinel battle in the real world instead of the matrix and less focus on the main trio. Trinity and Morpheus in particular get shafted hard. Trinity barely puts up a fight against the weird traitor with a puny scalpel (that somehow killed the other lady while he was unguarded) like a scared horror movie lead, while Morpheus barely says a word while everyone around him calls the shots and bosses everyone around. He barely even gets to fight outside of the dance club scene. Agent Smith possession reveal is kind of cool but also kind of dumb. Neo had a little more to do, but he's gone for a good 20 minutes during the Zion battle and he looks really goofy when he starts wearing a blindfold for nearly the entire second half of the movie during supposedly serious moments (including when Trinity gets unceremoniously fridged in a scene that just drags on). As for positives, the Sentinel fight scenes were fun and the final resolution is decent. The climax was decent, but kind of a letter down compared to the first two films. The movie also gets let down by corny dialogue, awkward titled performances, bad CGI background for the final city battle, too many characters that I don't care about, super obvious Jesus symbolism, lack of action SO MUCH exposition. It's not awful, but it could've been a hell of a lot better as the conclusion for the otherwise epic trilogy.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/14/25

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Synopsis

In a dystopia overrun by robots, Neo (Keanu Reeves), mankind's greatest hope, is trapped in a limbo world. Meanwhile, the majority of the planet's population remains in a state of suspended virtual reality. The few humans who are cognizant of the grim realities of the world desperately try to hold off their mechanical enemies long enough for Neo to escape and save the day, but things turn disastrous when all-powerful computer program Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving) arrives in the flesh.

Director: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Producer: Joel Silver
Screenwriter: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Village Roadshow Prod.
Rating: R (Brief Sexual Content|Sci-Fi Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 5, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 15, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $139.3M
Runtime: 2h 10m
Sound Mix: SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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