Good but not great

Rating: Null/10 (1 June 2000)

It seems most people either loved this movie or hated it. My reaction was more middle of the road. I liked the mind-blowing premise of the whole thing, was well as the religous/mythological symbolism. I think they could have done with a little more of the acrobatic kung-fu stuff and less of the boring shoot 'em up scenes. The performances were really quite good for a film in the sci-fi/action genre, with the exception of Keanu Reeves. This would have been an infinitely better movie if they had cast a good actor in the lead role - or at least someone capable of expressing something remotely resembling a human emotion!