One of the Greatest Flukes of All Time.

Rating: Null/10 (15 March 2002)

"The Matrix" is easily one of the most, if not the most, over-rated film ever made. It is short on characterization and direction and all the performances are sub-par. A group of innovative special effects dazzled many, but I was unimpressed by them as well. In many ways, the film is ugly and cheap looking. Keanu Reeves plays a computer hacker who learns from a strange group of rebels what his true purpose for living is to help stand against a department of controllers who run what is really reality. Exactly. The plot is so stupid and it just makes no sense most of the time. Keanu Reeves usually makes films work, but he cannot save this mess. The same is true for dependable players like Joe Pantoliano and Laurence Fishburne who just seem lost in the maze that is the movie. In short "The Matrix" is eye-candy and little else. Save your time and look at a group of Picasso's paintings instead. They are just as empty and meaningless as "The Matrix". 2.5 out of 5 stars.