Where'd I put my Killer Loops?

Rating: Null/10 (6 April 1999)

The Matrix is definitely a fun ride. The FX, the bad guys, the story line, are all exciting and definitely worth going to the movies to see. However, I certainly hope that this does not a start a trend in movies in which the dialog is sacrificed for the gee-whiz special effects. The script in the film is pretty close to horrible, despite the numerous opportunities for some intelligent and witty lines. Agent Smith seemed to be a character that was just dying to utter some truly memorable phrases, but not one was spoken from his cybernetic lips, despite Hugo Weaving's best effort to make something out of his portion of the script. The rest of the characters too were mute in terms of decent dialog, and this made each of them just a little less substantial and shallow. Only Trinity seemed to have any substance, but that was due to a pretty good job of acting from Carrie-Anne Moss and the allowance of her character to express an emotion other than fear or defiance...love
One things for sure, The Matrix is the best commercial for sunglasses I've ever seen.