A worthy opponent to Star Wars

Rating: 10/10 (1 April 1999)

I saw this movie last night, when it opened here, and plan to go back and see it again tomorrow night. Overall, this is one of the best sci fi movies I've seen.
Take the future image of Terminator 2, the atmosphere of Blade Runner and Gibson's Neuromancer, the plot of Dark City, and the fight scenes, effects, and music of Mortal Combat. Blend them all together, and intensify the resulting mix, and you get The Matrix. This movie steals almost everything from other works, but mixes the borrowings in a way which enhances all of them, resulting in a nearly orgasmic work of cyberpunk sci fi.
Not even Keanu can bring this movie down; I would venture to call this one of his best performances that I've seen.