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4.5
Yet theres a deeply important subtext that runs through this film from beginning to end.
4.5
I think if youre a fan of the original trilogy, youre gonna love this.
We Got This Covered
4.5
And though Lilly isnt involved with the next installment, shes already given it her blessing.
We Got This Covered
4.5
Lana and Lilly Wachowski, fresh off the queer neo noir Bound, brought a decisively unique vision to the sci fi genre.
We Got This Covered
1.5
A mind bending new adventure with action and epic scale, its set in a familiar yet even more provocative world where reality is more subjective than e ..
We Got This Covered
4.5
I am not in the next Matrix movie and youd have to ask Lana Wachowski why, cause I dont have an answer for that.
We Got This Covered
4.5
Really, the only thing you need to know is that The Matrix doesnt just raise the bar on sci fi and action films, it rips that sucker off and sends it ..
Austin Chronicle
4.5
Unfortunately, no one can be told what the matrix is.You have to see it for yourself, intones a grave Fishburne over the films television ads.
Austin Chronicle
3.8
The Matrix is a visually dazzling cyberadventure, full of kinetic excitement, but it retreats to formula just when its getting interesting.Its kind of ..
Rogerebert
4.0
But the biggest selling point of this film, a detail not gone unnoticed by its own overzealous marketing team, is the visually stunning special effect ..
JoBlo
5.0
The Oracle tells Neo: Youve got the gift but it looks like youre waiting for something.
Spirituality And Practice
3.5
What the Wachowski brothers are good at is mixing style and visuals, and what we see on the screen is groundbreaking and fun to watch.
Sover
3.8
But about half way in, the movie decides it needs something to wake us up.And so it turns into a generic Hollywood action movie, albeit one with diffe ..
Combust Ible Celluloid
4.5
More impressive than the Wachowskis knowing sci fi allusions, however, are their coherently interlaced themes of Christian theology and the deconstruc ..
Chicago Reader
4.0
The proliferation of engaging (and periodically iconic) moments, such as the spellbinding lobby fight, ensure that The Matrix remains just as potent a ..
Reel Film Reviews
4.0
It has incredible special effects and wonderfully choreographed fight sequences.
Lariat
4.0
Dimension hopping has never been so exhilarating and breathlessly lyrical as brilliant visuals and bracing Hong Kong action stunts punch through lengt ..
News Review
5.0
The result is a genre milestone that spawned two sequels and pushed the boundaries of imagination and digital effects technology further than ever bef ..
Radio Times
3.5
Nonetheless and despite those and other objections, the film is a fun combination of cerebral sci fi elements and stunningly impressive action sequenc ..
Screen It
3.8
Since movies fitting that description arent hard to find, even fans of the genre may be expecting just another thrill ride.
Cs Monitor
4.5
There is nothing here that hasnt popped up in science fiction films of the past, but The Matrix presents its story with such steely conviction and viv ..
Film Journal
4.5
The Matrix still stands up as a fiercely exciting and discombobulating futurist drama, which pioneered breathtaking bullet time action sequences inspi ..
The Guardian
3.8
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the ..
Q Network
2.8
But to an audience inured to spectacle, flipping and scrambling demonstrations dont raise the pulse in this convoluted yet rudimentary yarn.
Ew
3.5
Part of me wants to dismiss The Matrix as a loud and empty spectacle, 1999s apex of dazzling technological style over substance.
Salon
4.0
The picture sits vaguely in the comic mystery genre, but its more of a relaxant than a thriller.
Slate
5.0
From head to tail, the deliciously inventive Wachowskis (watch them skyrocket) have delivered the syntax for a new kind of movie: technically mind blo ..
Empire
4.0
But its certainly an ideal pick for the kind of teen who wishes that video games could come to life.
Common Sense Media
1.3
Reeves Lost in The Matrix / Skillful effects serve pretentious sci fi yarn THE MATRIX: Science fiction.Starring Keanu Reeves.
Sf Gate
5.0
Here, theyve foresaken taut narrative double crossing for Magritte style visual chicanery and ideas that function on a more visionary scale that, like ..
Sf Gate
5.0
Its genius.And yes, we admit, you do have to see it for yourself.
Bbc
3.5
The Matrix is just one big, fat, honking comic book of a sci fi martial arts adventure flick.
Washington Post
5.0
Is it a movie or a pop quiz on classical mythology.Theres a kind of liberating, almost transforming energy in this film; it lights you up and sends yo ..
Washington Post
5.0
Yet of all the Pulp knockoffs Ive seen, this is the first that truly understands and captures what made that film such a triumph.
Mr Brown Movies
2.5
By throwing into the mix a highly convoluted and complicated storyline, frenetic action, and almost constantly stunning visuals, its ultimate master p ..
The Movie Boy
5.0
It also brought the best out of an underrated Larry Fishburn.The special effects and gritty look and feel of this movie have been copied in a variety ..
Bullz-Eye
3.5
This leave the three kids, and the story, anchorless.The young cast of stars comes off well despite the bland material.
Reeling Reviews
4.5
And get away with it.Dazzling visuals the film combines a dark, grainy, handheld style with bleeding edge FX and brilliantly staged gun battles and ma ..
Flickfilosopher
4.4
The payoff is worth the effort.Stylistically, The Matrix is much like Bound.
ReelViews
5.0
Word of mouth will be giddy, with young and mature males lining up for a technologically stunning movie that furthers the genre and features crowd ple ..
Hollywood Reporter
3.1
Its a handsome picture with extremely slick photography, computer enhanced stunts and neo goth atmosphere.
Spliced Wire
3.5
The result might be something close to what this film is like but the results would still fall short in terms of entertainment value.
Deseret News
4.5
The story of a computer generated dreamworld designed by naughty computers to enslave humanity, its probably best not to dwell on the plot.
E Online
4.5
With heart stopping thrills, here is an engrossing and entertaining futuristic action thriller, where stylistically the visuals are carefully balanced ..
Urban Cine File
5.0
But this dazzling pop allegory is steeped in a dark, pulpy sensibility that transcends nostalgic pastiche and stands firmly on its own merits.
Movies Tv Guide
4.5
Its wide array of subgenre dabbling and unmatched set pieces comparably set the project apart as a new benchmark for actioners and pessimistically dar ..
3.5
THE Matrix is a bug eyed blast, a slick sci fi thriller with spectacular special effects and hellzapoppin action sequences among the most memorable ev ..
New York Post
4.5
At under an hour and a half, its a brilliantly trim and genuinely riveting horror/thriller.
Stuff
4.5
Even with its mind warping plot and eye boggling special effects, The Matrix isnt being marketed as one of those must see movie events.
Larsen On Film
3.8
The plot/concept is almost intricate enough to make you forget that fighting technology with Kung Fu is essentially a silly idea.
Ross Anthony
3.8
They direct the film with non stop style and imbue each scene with enough eye candy to make you stop noticing the gaping plot holes and lapses in logi ..
Big Picture Big Sound
4.5
Life doesnt care, for the most part, whether its on sound epistemological footing.
The Ringer
5.0
If there has to be a quintessential film for the end of the millennium, this is it.
Montreal Film Journal
3.5
With an arsenal of cool f/x at their disposal, theyve come up with a dizzyingly enjoyable junk movie that has just enough on its mind to keep the plea ..
News Week
3.5
THE MATRIX This is basically the idea of The Matrix, an ultra computerized sci fi film by Andy and Larry Wachowski that has an excellent concept but s ..
Film Quips Online
4.5
Exquisite visuals and rapid action tell a strong if bizarre story.
La Times
3.5
One statement seems fairly uncontestable: The Matrix is the most influential action movie since Star Wars.
Decent Films
4.5
The Matrix isnt just a movie, its an entire philosophy that also examines metamorphosis and personal transformation to mirror The Wachowskis own perso ..
Black Girl Nerds
3.8
Yet if the storytelling occasionally gets too wrapped up in its tangle of mythical allusions and abstract concepts, the movie remains fun to watch.
Articles Chicago Tribune
4.5
The movie zips along, fueled by elaborate computer generated effects, including a martial arts fight that has the gravity defying speed of a Road Runn ..
People
4.0
The films a ride. Granted, its a ride with a decent and well thought out story behind it, but a ride nonetheless.
Need Coffee
5.0
Im guessing most of the magic will be taken away when they shrink it down and blow it up for the little square television set youll be stuck watching ..
Juicy Cerebellum
4.4
It explodes with dazzling visuals and a transcendent sense of excitement.
Articles Baltimore Sun
4.5
Whoa! A film that without a doubt left its mark on cinema and pop culture. One of the best sci fi films of all time.
4.0
In science fiction films as diverse as Forbidden Planet and Terminator, moviemakers gave viewers goosebumps by suggesting that we humans may someday c ..
Articles Sun Sentinel
0.5
The Wachowski Brothers have dreamed up brand new special effects, have raised the bar of technical accomplishment in filmmaking, only to put a patheti ..
Nicks Flick Picks
4.4
Extremely violent, extremely preposterous, extremely entertaining, The Matrix succeeds at two extremely difficult tasks: as a vast, exciting virtual r ..
Seattle Times
4.5
Unfortunately, no one can be told what The Matrix is.You have to see it for yourself.
About Film
4.5
Full to the brim with eye popping effects and Howd they do that stuntwork, it yearns to have audiences be utterly enraptured in its created reality.
Zaki's Corner
4.5
Even so, for a breathlessly vertiginous first quarter The Matrix scorns offering any rationale behind its attention grabbing assaults and chases, leav ..
Bfi
4.0
Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is.You have to see it for yourself.
Not Coming
1.5
While certain aspects have now lost their shine, either due to outdated CG or just being parodied so damn much, they cant take away from the originals ..
hoganreviews.co.uk
4.5
He feels hes sleepwalking through life, and a timely visit from Trinity (Carrie Anne Moss) proves his fanciful assertions correct.
Next Best Picture
4.5
After all, Reeves isnt an expert when it comes to emotive performances.
Deep Focus Review
4.5
Neo offers Reeves the perfect combination of Ted Theodore Logans curiosity and wonder, Johnny Utahs earnestness and the badassedness of Jack Traven.
Film Spotting
1.5
How come she cant be the Messiah Oh, thats right, shes just a girl.
The Magazine of Fantasy & ..
5.0
The Kung Fu Awesome is just a way to connect to the bigger picture ludicrous and over the top, but reveling in an all too rare fresh perspective.
Cinema Stache
4.5
Good news, my dudes. The Matrix might be better now than it was in 1999!
Narrative Muse
2.0
The Matrix not only is a failure as a science fiction movie long on explanation, short on inspiration but it doesnt do anything interesting with the f ..
Extras Denver Post
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