A fun and smart sci-fi The Matrix is an action movie that skips out on good writing.

Rating: 9/10 (6 March 2014)

My god my mind has exploded by the pure action of this movie. I love the action and I think that it is giddily so funny to watch. The bullet time is great. The jumping is great. The shooting is great. The writing is . good maybe. Okay so the idea of The Matrix is good. It's probably been done before. The whole idea is that the Matrix is a reality created in a computer for humans to live in. I found this intriguing and enjoyed this premise. But the writing. It's alright. This movie is driven by action. The writing is in the backseat and the action is driving the car. The movie is full of philosophical talking and one liners. And it's not great. It works, but it's not great. The acting is actually really good for a film like this. Keanu Reeves does a really good job. Laurence Fishburne is awesome as Morpheus. Though there is Hugo Weaving. He is an incredible villain that is benefited by the strong part of the movie the action. He is meticulous and menacing whenever he is on screen. The other cast is good, but not great. However we should really talk about the better thing about this movie. The action. Holy cow. Mind-blowing. Okay the tech is a little bit primitive by now, but it really is effective. I mean the bullet time. The slow motion work. It's amazing. It's so fun to watch. I will say that that the settings of the film are also very creative. The way the Matrix works, the scout ship. I love it. I will say that the costume design is a little bit dated. The black trench coats are fun, but they are a little but dated. I will say that my liking for this film is dampened by the fact that I LOVE the Wachowski's better crafted and amazing Cloud Atlas. Just because that movie is incredible and the fact that this was also the Wachowski's other film I just had trouble with taking this move as seriously. But its good. I give The Matrix an 8 out of 10