A Mindless Mess

Rating: 1/10 (19 April 1999)

"The Matrix" is utter nonsense and total stupidity. An incredible hodgepodge of all the mindless Spielberg-Lucas epics, James Bond gadgetries, Kubrick effects, plus about 75 years of cheepie-to-high budgeted action/sci-fi/thriller flicks distilled into one vat. Throw in the latest computer-styled technological inventions for good measure. And finally add a pinch of philosophical jargon, just to give it an illusion of substance, stir well and -- there it is: a product that can well be labeled, "Warning: enter this movie at your own mental health risk."