The flaws of the previous sequel are more readily apparent here as the focus shifts to the “real” world which is populated largely with uninteresting characters that were poorly developed in the previous film. As before, the film is stronger when it focuses on what is going on in the Matrix and Neo’s own struggle to understand his role and the fallout from his discoveries. It is a shame then that most of the plot centers around a large scale assault on Zion that quickly becomes tiresome as characters who we care little about face off against an overload of CGI machines that really needed cutting down. That the film grinds to a halt in its biggest action sequence says a lot about how badly thought through this part of the film was and without the juxtaposition of scenes within the Matrix that made the “real” world sequences bearable in the last film, it never really recovers from it, even if it does improve slightly as it shifts its focus back to Neo. It doesn’t help that whereas in the last film plots elements from the “real” world were rushed, here it’s the elements related to the development of the Matrix that feel rushed and forgotten about for large parts of the film which make the final sequence difficult to care about. It’s not unwatchable by any means, but as the culmination of a trilogy it can’t help but disappoint.

Where I loved the first Matrix for its great mix of special effects and philosophical story, and the second Matrix just for being a very entertaining action movie, I couldn't see any of it in this third of the trilogy. Mostly this movie is about Agent Smith fighting and robots shooting at robots. Neo himself is lost for most of the time, other characters are either shooting their way back home, or shooting to defend their home. Not much philosophy there. Lots of action though, but not entertaining at all. Main characters were turned into side-characters, so I had nobody to care about. It was clear how the story would end, so no real reason to watch, except for the pretty special effects. The part of this movie that impressed me most was the very booming voice of the machine mind at the end, which says enough about the rest of the movie.. I was actually bored and on the verge of turning it off. Wouldn't have missed much if I did.

Better than "Reloaded" but nowhere near the first "Matrix" movie.

The ending to a trilogy that needn't be a trilogy at all. Maybe it's because I saw all three in succession this time but I really grew tired of the whole story. At the end I felt rather exausted in making sense of a story I thought I had figured out at the conclusion of the first part. And again it was CGI overkill. Where is the point, in having tens of thousands objects on the screen, when you can't make out details? It's just one blurry mess. It was always said that it was written as a trilogy but I really think they could have done the whole of the second and third in one 150 min hour movie. And in the end that movie might have been more satisfactory. The way I see it the Wachowski (then) Brothers had a great idea but got carried away during the process of filmmaking by a more-more-more fanboy attitude.

Bit bored compared to previous two