Could have been good

Rating: Null/10 (7 June 2000)

The excellent special effects and careful thought given to all of the visual aspects of this movie could have made it outstanding was it not for its plot. Does anybody expect me to believe robots use human beings as batteries? How stupid am I supposed to be? The plot itself is fitting perhaps of some old 40's pulp science fiction magazine . . . no respectable SF writer would ever dare to publish such a story. If you want to read about reality, I suggest reading Philip K. Dick's novels. There are also numerous "deus-ex-machine" scenes - things which are suddenly brought up simply to advance the plot and then dismissed without any explanation, such as the bogus visit to the oracle . . . who was she supposed to be? Where did she come from? Beats me. If that's not enough, add Reeve's acting - there is one scene which made me laugh, the one where Morpheus explains to him the nature of the matrix and he starts yelling 'no, get me out of here!'. This movie might be worthwhile seeing, but rating it as one the best films ever? This gives me the creeps. That's like rating Harry Potter as one of the best books of all times. For God's sake, get an education and study your human heritage.