- Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
- Release Date: Mar 31, 1999
- Starring: Carrie-Anne Moss, Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne
- Summary: A computer hacker (Reeves) learns that his entire life has been a virtual dream, orchestrated by a strange class of computer overlords in the far future. He joins a resistance movement (led by Fishburne) to free humanity from lives of computerized brainwashing.
- Director: Andy Wachowski
- Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 29 out of 35
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Mixed: 5 out of 35
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Negative: 1 out of 35
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91The Matrix slams you back in your chair, pops open your eyes and leaves your jaw hanging slack in amazement.
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80This dazzling pop allegory is steeped in a dark, pulpy sensibility that transcends nostalgic pastiche and stands firmly on its own merits.
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60The cumulative effect is perversely deflationary: long before it's over, the film has flushed the paranoia from its system.
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25It's astonishing that so much money, talent, technical expertise and visual imagination can be put in the service of something so stupid.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 123 out of 143
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Mixed: 4 out of 143
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Negative: 16 out of 143
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KevinV.8What a concept! Although the movie is well executed, it is not exceptional. It makes for an entertaining ride.
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EganA.0Only retards liked this movie. One of the, if not THE most overrated film of all time.
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