Four-and-a-half years after the Wachowski brothers redefined cutting-edge cinema with "The Matrix" and less than six months since the disappointing "The Matrix Reloaded," the trilogy comes to a conclusion of sorts with "The Matrix Revolutions." While Andy and Larry Wachowski, again working in tandem with ever-innovative fight choreographer Yuen Wo Ping and accomplished visual effects supervisor John Gaeta, have cooked up some dazzling new set-pieces, the disjointed story elements prevent them from forming any kind of satisfying, cohesive whole. Obviously, those eager to see how the potentially final adventures of Neo, Trinity, Morpheus and company unfold will ensure that "Revolutions" takes the boxoffice by storm, but less assured is its ability to generate the kind of repeat business key to the phenomenal success of the other Matrices.

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