Great special effects, nothing else to speak of

Rating: 6/10 (4 October 1999)

I saw the Matrix in the theatre and was so bored that I fell asleep for 10 minutes! So, just to be sure that I hadn't missed something significant, I watched it again on DVD last night.
I should have slept through it again.
Sure, the special effects are out of this world, the mythology is interesting, and the production values are superb. But the characters are cardboard, the plot has thousands of holes, the dialogue is horrible, and the casting director really needed to get a clue about casting; Keanu Reeves?!? Come on! Didn't Johnny Moronic (excuse me, MNEMONIC) prove that Keanu just doesn't fit into these cyberpunk leading roles?!?
Anyway, I can not in good conscience recommend this "film" to anyone. It's not a movie; it's a showcase of special effects.