How many movies can we cram into one?

Rating: 7/10 (4 April 1999)

At several points during the film, I found myself thinking, "hey, this isn't so bad", but then I realized that I was getting suckered by the special effects and martial arts scenes.
This movie is pretty average, with potential to be great, had it not ripped off of every other sci-fi movie there is. It's a great way to entertain yourself, trying to find all the other movies within the movie. For example, the idea of human resistance to the machines? Thank you 'Terminator'. There are also shades of Star Wars, Fire in the Sky, Dark City, Hackers... The list goes on and on.
Keanu Reeves gives a typically wooden performance, but it's really just an action movie, so it's excusable. Laurence Fishburne excels in a sadly cliched role as Morpheus, who is essentially Yoda on Pentium.
Basically, it's a matter of how you choose to take it. If it's just gratuitous special effects, and comic book-like plotlines, then it's very well done. However, in terms of originality, there is something sorely lacking. This is not a cerebral flick, so don't analyze too much or you'll hate it.