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The Matrix (1999)

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Reviews Counted:123

Fresh:106

Rotten:17

Average Rating:7.4/10

Consensus: An ingenious combination of Hong Kong action, ground-breaking Hollywood FX, and an imaginative vision.

Runtime: 6 hrs 43 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: There are two realities: one that consists of the life we live every day - and one that lies behind it. One is a dream. The other is The Matrix. "Have you ever had a dream, Neo, that you... There are two realities: one that consists of the life we live every day - and one that lies behind it.

One is a dream. The other is The Matrix.

"Have you ever had a dream, Neo, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream, Neo? How would you know the difterence between the dream world and the real world?"

Neo (KEANU REEVES) is desperately seeking the truth about The Matrix - something he's heard of only in whispers - something mysterious and unknown - something, Neo is certain, that has unimaginable and sinister control over his life.

What is The Matnx?

Neo believes that Morpheus (LAURENCE FISHBURNE), a person he knows only through legend, an elusive figure considered to be the most dangerous man alive, can give him the answer.

All I am offering is the Truth.

One night, Neo is contacted by Trinity (CARRIE-ANNE MOSS), a beautiful stranger who leads him into another world, an underworld where at last he meets Morpheus and learns for himself the truth about The Matrix.

No one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.

There, Neo faces another question, as startling as the first:

Is he The One?

Before he even understands what that means, Neo is certain the answer is "no." Some, like Morpheus' colleague Cypher (JOE PANTOLIANO), agree. Others are not so sure.

There are also those who protect The Matrix. Led by the relentless and literally indomitable Agent Smith (HUGO WEAVING), they have methods of gathering information that astound and terrify.

What good is a phone call if you are unable to speak?

Neo, Morpheus and Trinity must battle brutally for their lives against this viciously powerful cadre to find the answers they seek, to understand their own roles in the epic drama unfolding around them, to learn their true power and to recognize their destinies.

Guns. Lots of guns.

Every move, every second, every thought is crucial if they are to free themselves from The Matrix and the existence it represents.

Free your mind.

Every move, every second, every thought is crucial once Neo learns the truth about The Matrix.

It is a truth that could cost Neo something more precious than his life. [More]

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joe Pantoliano, Gloria Foster, Marcus Chong, Anthony Ray Parker, Belinda McClory, Julian Arahanga, Matt Doran

Director: Larry Wachowski, Andy Wachowski

Director: Larry Wachowski, Andy Wachowski
Screenwriter: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Producer: Joel Silver
Composer: Don Davis

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Reviews for The Matrix

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A terrifically entertaining and satisfying production.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
10/31/04
Jesse Hassenger
Jesse Hassenger
Filmcritic.com

This film is triumph of style over substance.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
11/17/03
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews

The problem with The Matrix is that the enormously talented Wachowski brothers think their playful premise has metaphysical implications.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment 4 Comments
05/20/03
Leonard Schwarz
Leonard Schwarz
Palo Alto Weekly

The most influential action movie since Star Wars.

Full Review Source: Decent Films Guide | comment Comment
05/14/03
Steven D. Greydanus
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide

The Matrix is a super-dupper sci-fi thriller that reveals the human imagination as a saving force in the universe.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
05/03/03
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

The Matrix is a super-dupper sci-fi thriller that reveals the human imagination as a saving force in the universe.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
05/02/03
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

For those who have been waiting for movies to catch up with the graphic possibilities of comic books, wait no longer: The Matrix is among us.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
04/25/03
Ray Conlogue
Ray Conlogue
Globe and Mail

The imagery in the first hour of The Matrix

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Oscar Guy | comment Comment
01/29/03
Wesley Lovell
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy

The least humane, least responsible, least pardonable movie I have ever seen.

Full Review Source: Nick's Flick Picks | comment 9 Comments
01/10/03
Nick Davis
Nick Davis
Nick's Flick Picks

Revolutionary sci-fi fable pits kung fu against evil robots.

Full Review Source: Netflix | comment Comment
11/07/02
James Rocchi
James Rocchi
Netflix

If there has to be a quintessential film for the end of the millennium, this is it.

Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

An ambitious, perception-bending metaphor for life at the end of the 20th century. It doesn't always make sense, but it seems to make sense, which is the key thing in science fiction.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
07/03/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Una fotografía interesante, un guión inteligente, actuaciones convincentes, una historia trepidante, un soundtrack fuerte y bien realizado

Full Review Source: Cinenganos | comment Comment
05/20/02
Luis Martinez
Luis Martinez
Cinenganos
N/R

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
03/24/02
Boston Phoenix

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Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
03/02/02
Hollywood.com

The Matrix soars with its feet in the air -- the rest crash-lands.

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment 5 Comments
05/11/01
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone

The Wachowskis are bold and daring appropriators--there's nothing they can't recycle.

Full Review Source: Matinee Magazine | comment Comment
04/28/01
Chuck Rudolph
Chuck Rudolph
Matinee Magazine

I must admit I kind of enjoyed The Matrix and all of its escapist fun.

Full Review Source: Norman Transcript | comment Comment
03/12/01
Jim Chastain
Jim Chastain
Norman Transcript

When the storyline finally comes into focus, the movie takes off and never looks back.

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
02/27/01
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk
 
 
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