Ditto Other Comments: Good but not that good

Rating: Null/10 (27 September 1999)

This is a film that is visually stunning and has a reasonably good plot. This is enough to please most of us who hunger for good sci-fi movies, of which there are - alas - too few. However, I agree that it doesn't measure up to the standard of Alien, Aliens, Terminator and others mentioned.
The buildup of Neo as "The One" is unconvincing, the schmalzy "love conquers all" solution to Neo's death is silly and remarkably lacking in background, and in general there just wasn't enough time - between the dazzling special effects - to develop the characters or story line. I liked it, I'd recommend it, but I think the film's visual impact has many viewers blinded.