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Parents' Guide to

The Matrix Revolutions

By Nell Minow, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 15+

Trilogy finale has same heavy violence, weaker script.

Movie R 2003 128 minutes
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this movie.

Community Reviews

age 14+

Based on 17 parent reviews

age 15+

Missing info

The review under the sex catagory was incomplete. They neglect to mention the sex club scene complete with nipple twisting and strap ons. Would have been good to know before watching with the kids.
4 people found this helpful.
age 18+

Review INACCURATE

Was very irritated to see naked breasts with my three kids that I try so very hard to protect from this crap when I trusted the review on here.

This title has:

Too much sex
2 people found this helpful.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (17 ):
Kids say (42 ):

Instead of taking us to the next level, this film all seems like a tired rehash. The Matrix Reloaded ended with the rebel forces of Zion preparing for the imminent invasion of the machines. Whatever script problems it had were more than made up for by the spectacular action sequences and the promise of a third chapter that would bring everything together. But that promise has been broken. Revolutions has the weakest script of the three, with pretentious dialogue that provoked laughter from the audience and a muddled structure that removes a lot of narrative tension. Worst of all, it has nothing to compare with the innovative "bullet time" effects of the first film or the sensational highway chase scene and combat between Neo and dozens of Smiths of the second.

The dialogue thuds, a mishmash of barked orders and cardboard heroics. But some of the performers manage to inject some life and dignity. Jada Pinkett Smith is The Matrix's Han Solo, a charming rogue who can pilot a ship better than anyone else. Nona Gaye (Zee) makes her brief time onscreen memorable as a woman who overcomes her fear to give everything she has to the revolution. Though Mary Alice does her best, she cannot replace Foster, whose Oracle was the anchor of the other two movies. Hugo Weaving remains superb as Agent Smith. But it takes too long to get to the big final confrontation between Neo and Smith and the fight is not worth the wait. The scariest moment in the movie is when it intimates that there might yet be another episode.

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