Solid action movie but empty and with a shaky plot

Rating: 1/10 (15 February 2000)

Is Matrix action-packed? Yes! Does it have great special effects? Yes! Action movie lovers will be thrilled.
Is the plot solid? No. The background situation is so completely improbable that it borders on the ridiculous. The justification behind the action scenes is very, very weak. The potential philosophical content (about virtual realities) is completely ignored - unlike in Thirteenth Floor, for example. The symbolism is so heavy and cheap (Trinity, Neo = One, etc.) that it truly stinks.
And then you've got tons of ridiculous stuff going on. For example, within that virtual reality the heroes still have to use a heavy mobile phone to call home. And then they cannot be "beamed" from that cell phone, no, they have to go to a fixed line phone - how very likely and logical!
I gave it a 6 for the action - and I was generous.