Good BUT...

Rating: Null/10 (7 April 1999)

"The Matrix" had an interesting (if far-fetched) story, jaw-dropping special effects and some great action, but it's not that great of a film. Two reasons for this: the plot...it's too complex and a lot of meaningless details are thrown in and conservations are pointlessly drawn out. The film could have ended at least 20 minutes sooner. The second and most severe problem...Keanu Reeves. This is a real problem considering he's the lead and is supposed to show emotions and feelings. Instead he's totally blank, and it put me at a distance from him. So "The Matrix" is worth seeing for the special effects and interesting plot, but Reeves' lousy performance stops it from being what could have been a great sci-fi movie.