Fantastic and Thought-Provoking

Rating: 9/10 (19 March 2006)

I was originally attracted to this movie because of the fact that the Wachowski brothers were involved. Surprisingly, you'll find that it contained the good elements of the Matrix trilogy, and a set of new ones mixed in. There's just the right amount of suspense, to where you aren't becoming uncomfortable, but it keeps you interested. The ending is fairly good, especially relative to the endings of most movies like it. If you watch movies for mindless entertainment, this is probably not the movie for you. There's enough action to satisfy most people, and the plot is one of the best I've seen in a very long time. I'm considering seeing it once more in the theater because of all the thought involved. You're constantly thinking, putting things together, understanding the events and their meanings, so you miss a little bit of the unimportant things. I enjoyed how there was very little of the cheesy, and predictable things every movie viewer has seen many times before. The sound is good, the dialogue is easily heard, and the visuals are great. Overall, it's a wonderfully written movie, possibly a must-see.