Not just special effects.

Rating: 9/10 (5 December 1999)

Ok, I admit, after seeing the trailers and marketing hype to get me to the theatre, I didn't want to waste my time. It seemed to be just another movie where most of the budget had been spent on special effects, and a few actors with name recognition in order to bring in the bucks.
I had time on weekend, and a friend was interested, so I went anyway. I was taken completely by surprise.
Yes, there were lot's of special effects. Yes, there was the set of actors there with name recognition. But, to my surprise was a solid plot, and credible, solid acting to make it believable and interesting.
Keanu Reeves stars as Neo, a computer programmer who is also a hacker finds that his life is not what it appears when a team of people, led by Morpheus(played by Laurence Fishburne) rescue him from Pseudo-Reality.
The combination of a well written action adventure, with stellar special effects, great direction and cinematography and a cast that makes it believable and real makes this film the best action science-fiction movie since Blade Runner.