So what about Agent Smith?

Rating: 9/10 (24 November 2005)

It's all well and good commenting on the groovy special effects, Fishburne's presence on screen, the music etc but how often is the bad guy (in the case, Hugo Weaving's Agent Smith character) so evil that you want to see Neo kick his arse. If you actually watch the extras on the DVD release and realise how strong Weaving's Australian accent is in real life it is even more believable.
On top of that, check out Carrie-Anne Moss's catsuit - she didn't need the padding that was required for Ms Pfeifer in Batman (and to top it all, she was pregnant for the third film).
I've only seen the film about 70 times so I am no expert but to me, it was a revelation at the time - not least with the new filming techniques used by many films now - including Toy Story 2 I believe and certainly employed in Shrek 2. That in itself must garner some plaudits for an action film to be copied by an animated one.
Oh well, I'll just go and watch it again to make sure :-)