Live action Anime tour de force

Rating: 9/10 (1 April 1999)

Since the Bill and Ted movies, I have not had an occasion to watch a movie and feel that Keanu Reeves was appropriately cast. Now, I have another reason to state this. The Matrix is a High-Energy, fun, and visually stunning movie, but with an actual plot. The Wachowski brothers have pulled off what I had thought impossible and made a realistic looking Live-Action Anime. I truly recommend this movie to any sci-fi, anime, or action buff out there, even if it does tend to get a little heavy handed at times. Oh, and see the "Gap Effect" used better then I've ever seen before, the effects artists prove that you don't have to be stationary for it to look good. I give it 3/4 stars.