Uh, RIP Gene Siskel

Rating: 9/10 (2 August 2018)

I remember this movie as being Roger Ebert's favorite film of 1998, which was the last Top list that Gene Siskel joined him on. His favorite movie of 1998 was "Babe: Pig In The City", by the way. While I didn't like it as much as him, I still thought it was great. Many people have noticed similarities between this film and "The Matrix". I wouldn't go so far as to say this was ripped off by "The Matrix". That might just be because they used the same sets!
If it was okay for them to do that, then it was okay for them to use this plot. I don't think it's as good as "The Matrix" because it seemed a little rushed. I wanted to see more of their world as something ordinary. It's still a fantastic looking film. We get great visuals from beginning to end and the Strangers are really awesome villains. I wanted to see outside of this world like I did in "The Matrix". ***1/2