The next plateau in Sci-Fi

Rating: 8/10 (31 March 1999)

The W. brothers have taken the sci-fi genre to the next plateau of movie making. They have managed to forge the intensity of a top action movie, that would rival any John Woo classic, with the dark foreboding post-apocalyptic sci-fi view of the future. It is being compared with such classics as Blade Runner, and a cross between Dark City and Blade, but it is much more than all of those combined. Reeves finally finds a film to balance his talents without pointing out his limitations. If any criticism can be found, it would have to be that the script limited Fishburne's efforts. He should have been given more dialog to play with. If you see one movie between now and the new Star Wars, make it the Matrix.