- Film Review
- Reviewed By Alan Jones
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5 out of 5
After such lacklustre outings as Johnny Mnemonic and The Devil's Advocate, Keanu Reeves reclaimed his action-hero crown in this super-smart science-fiction adventure set across two dimensions. Thematically complex, yet intelligently integrating eastern philosophy, Lewis Carroll and ancient mysticism, the film has Reeves as Neo, a reclusive computer hacker who may be able to save the world from the evils of cyberspace slavery. Taking a quantum leap beyond anything the fantasy sensation seeker had seen before in the special-effects department, Andy and Larry Wachowski mix ultra-cool visuals, vertigo-inducing kung fu and a deliciously paranoid scenario for an adrenaline-pumping rollercoaster ride of extraordinary vision and astounding power. The result is a genre milestone that spawned two sequels and pushed the boundaries of imagination and digital-effects technology further than ever before.
Plot Summary
Sci-fi action thriller starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss and Laurence Fishburne. When unassuming computer hacker Neo is sought out by Morpheus, a notorious subversive, he learns that the world is not as it seems, and that he must join the fight to free humanity from the all-powerful Matrix.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Thomas A Anderson / Neo
- Keanu Reeves
- Trinity
- Carrie-Anne Moss
- Morpheus
- Laurence Fishburne
- Agent Smith
- Hugo Weaving
- Cypher
- Joe Pantoliano
- Switch
- Belinda McClory
- Apoc
- Julian Arahanga
- Mouse
- Matt Doran
- Tank
- Marcus Chong
- Oracle
- Gloria Foster
- Agent Jones
- Robert Taylor (4)
- Agent Brown
- Paul Goddard
- Dozer
- Anthony Ray Parker
- Dujour
- Ada Nicodemou
Crew
- Director
- Larry Wachowski
- Director
- Andy Wachowski
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