f/x cant carry empty story

Rating: Null/10 (16 December 1999)

Looks like everyone loved this, which is astounding me. Only one or two people didnt go for it either so Im almost alone in not thinking it was so amazing. Yes the effects are something we havent seen before, but thats all I saw over and over. Reeves gets strapped in, has some apparatus or another invade his body, he squirms and vibrates about in pain, then hes chased by dudes in sunglasses. Countless times, till I'd had enough. Seems he's been living in a world that doesnt exist, or something. Mysterious folks in tight outfits with shaved heads try to show him the truth, or something. The performances are decent, seeing how dialogue was scarce with the actors giving way to the visuals. When the film was released it had the tag line, "What is the Matrix?" After seeing the film I still wasn't sure.