Well, gentlebeings, this film is all the cliches that you would expect from a big budget blast-fest. Every time you think that the, er, writers, have exhausted all of the hackneyed lines they pull out another.

This reviewer took a novel to subsequent viewings of STAR WARS and sat in the foyer reading during the attack on the death star, so you know I'm going to zone out and make up tonight's shopping list in my head while the characters shout and bang through the defence of the human city.

Robots and explosions and blood, oh my.

It's a case of will you get over this bit of fighting so we can get to the over-long and porteneous faux philosophy.

Agent Smith: The purpose of all life is to end.

THE MATRIX was a fresh and new take on martial arts movies, with sometimes strained computing metaphors, but now it is ending with a really loud whimper. Ultimately whether you enjoy the film or not is more about whether you like war films than about whether you care about the characters. And that is an unsatisfying way to spend a couple of hours of your life.

by Ali Kayn Due for Australian release 5 November 2003 For credits and official site details, see below Search Festivale for more work by the film-makers below. See also: Matrix movies -- The Matrix; Matrix Revolution; Matrix Reloaded; Animatrix; Matrix Resurrections

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Just the facts: Title: Matrix Revolutions (2003) Written by: The Wachowski Brothers Directed by: The Wachowski Brothers running time: 129 min The Players: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Mary Alice, Hugo Weaving Official website: IMDb entry For session times of current films, use the cinema listings on the Movie links page. For scheduled release dates, see the coming attractions section. For more information about this movie, check out the internet movie database. For the latest additions to Festivale, check out the change history section.