The Matrix is an un-stoppable roller-coaster ride from start to finish; full of twists, revelations and amazing action sequences.

Rating: 10/10 (18 September 1999)

I have not been able to say this about a film for a long time, but The Matrix (1999) is a wonderful film. From the first frame of film to the last scene where Reeves flies upwards into the sky you will find your self hooked.
Every minute seems to bring a new revelation as Neo (Reeves) is plunged head-first (literally at one point) into the real world. Other reviewers have compared The Matrix with Alice in Wonderland, and this analogy couldn't be more true. Reeves plays the Alice charactor admirably well; as he discovers, in the most stylish way possible, that the world is not all it seems and that mankind is nothing more than a living battery to power our future computer controlled nemesis.
The scary thing is that this could all be true. The world as we know it could be nothing more than an illusion to keep us under control. An excellent supporting cast of Carrie-Anne Moss and Laurence Fishburne help make the illusion seem real. All in all a fantastic movie, the highlight of the year.