All work and no play brings out the curmudgeon in yours truly. Between working at my new job and fixing up the money pit we live in, I have not gone to a movie since the second Matrix flick. So I took a few hours for myself and caught the matinee showing of the Matrix conclusion.



I was quite disappointed in the film. I am sharing this, without revealing any plot points, to help increase the enjoyment of anyone who sees it. Marketers define satisfaction as exceeding expectations. Some famous people are well aware of this. Lou Holtz (college football coach) always builds up the other team before playing them, so fans are excited if his team can even make it a close game. President Bush lowered expectations about his debate capabilities so that even an average performance would seem like a victory.



What does all of this have to do with Matrix? My expectations for the movie were high, so I was quite dissatisfied when my expectations were not met. If I can lower your expectations enough, perhaps the movie will actually exceed your expectations and you will be satisfied.



I did not find the third Matrix to be a bad movie, just an average flick. It lacked the novelty of the first movie and the excitement of the second movie. It does answer most of the questions raised in the second movie, but some of the plot points make the humans look like morons. There is one point in particular that bothered me, but I won’t bring it up now. Maybe I’ll post about it in a few weeks once people have had a chance to see the movie.



So if you want to catch an average flick, you might enjoy it. If you were looking forward to a great end to an interesting trilogy, wait for the conclusion to the Lord of the Rings.