a great start to the trilogy

Rating: 7/10 (23 March 2003)

i first saw the matrix back in '99 when it was first released. And i was so excited by the hype that i got caught up in it a little too much. I went in expecting an all out action fest. So i left the cinema in a state of "was that it?" But on second viewing, it all changed. I began to appreciate the actual story, something i missed first time around. The plot is as deep and surreal as you can get, and the action is really just the icing on the cake. Few and far between, the fight scenes, gun play scenes, are all fantastic. Edited sharply, and being inventive with the visuals,using slo-mo, then speeding up the frame. and it works wonders. The actors look cool enough, and there is plenty of room left to boost their characters, which it will hopefully do in the following two movies. But it's definatly a film that makes you think, the matrix isn't that easy to understand. Not until you've seen it a good 6 times, which i think i'm now upto. So roll on reloaded and revolutions, an audience awaits.