Terrible script + mediocre acting + great special effects = The Matrix.

Rating: 3/10 (17 June 1999)

The Matrix is just another sci-fi film that offers nothing special to the genre. The only reason everybody dropped their jaws and praised this film was because of the great special effects and fight scenes. Believe me there is a lot more to a film than just it's special effects.
The script was mind numbing at times, especially with the whole "We're not in Kansas anymore" bull crap line, and the acting was just a notch above awful. The only person that even resembled an actor was Laurence Fishburne. Keanu Reeves is his usual self.
All in all a pretty terrible movie and everyone's love for it made it even worse.
If you are looking for a good sci-fi flick go out and get "Planet of the Apes", "A Clockwork Orange", or any one of the Star Wars films. If you are looking for a good 90's sci-fi flick go get 12 Monkeys cause that has a lot more than this, like a script and a plot that is more than paper thin.