The Matrix: Battle Against Sleep

Rating: 2/10 (26 December 1999)

I hate to be completely negative about a film, but this was truly, truly, truly awful.
Remember how Bound looked like the Coen Brothers had cross-bred with David Lynch and some how lost their film making talent on the way? Well, this is like James Cameron, David Fincher and John Woo mixed in a blender with The Terminator, an old Doctor Who story about people on trial in a computer generated world (which was called The Matrix) and some really bad ideas.
Where can we start? The plot is a mess, the acting is terrible all round, the directing is plagiarized beyond belief, it lacks any new ideas, the atmosphere is about as enjoyable as the pause following a doctor telling a patient they've got a terminal disease and - the clincher, because you can get away with most of those things - it is truly boring. At no point did I actually believe Keanu Reeves was in any real danger.
As for Keanu Reeves new found (according to some) 'acting' skill, the only reason he looks good is because the rest of the cast is so bad you could make coffee tables out of them.
This is quick fix blasting action for the idiot generation. To say that the two people next to me fell asleep about half way through says it all. I just wish I could have joined them, and missed out on the terrible, macho ending.