the new cyber bible?

Rating: 9/10 (12 May 1999)

There has been so much religious comparisons on the Matrix pages that I have seen, it's astounding. beyond that... the Matrix is a film that you can view repeatedly and still find new things, new inside comments, nods, and jokes, and new angles of Keanu Reeves to stare at. Beyond that still is the best cyberfilm to come out of the 90's. In fact I would go so far as to say that it's the best cyberfilm since Bladerunner. (which is a pre-mainstream cyber awareness film to begin with) and even though I like it, I can't with good conscience include J.Mnemonic as a good cyberfilm. The f/x, story line, and cinematography is fluid and beautiful. Laurence Fishburne is as always subtle and larger that life as Morpheus. Carrie-Anne Moss' Trinity kicks almost as much butt as Milla Jovovich's Leeloo but with the grace of a crane. Joe Pantoliano is wonderfully understated as our friendly, greasy Judas - Cypher. Watch it...and dream...