warning : contains what the matrix is .
rated r for sci-fi violence .
starring : keanu reeves , laurence fishburne , joe panteliano
some may be disappointed with the matrix .
i’ll tell you i was .
i sat there and sat there and sat there waiting for something to happen .
now wait wait , i know most of you loved it , and i’m not saying i didn’t like it .
what i’m saying is the first half was extremely slow .
now seeing the trailer it makes you think the whole entire movie is one big special effects show .
don’t be fooled , this movie has a big story .
and big chunks of talky moments .
but i will admit the special effects and the acting were above par , deserving the rating above .
ok now to the story .
well this may take a while .
ok first of all , our world we live in now , is not the real world , actually we live inside a computer generated world known as the matrix .
a man played by keanu reeves is about to find that out , when is kidnapped and almost coaxed to go into the real world .
he does so , and finds out that he can do anything , be anything he wants to be .
but he has to fight a ‘matrix skipping’ bad guy , who wants to send him back to his own world or destroy him .
laurence fishburne , his guide of sorts plays his character well as does keanu reeves .
but i sat in the theatre for over and hour wondering where all the special effects were .
yeah there were some in the first half but not enough .
the trailer for this movie was really decieving making people think that this was a special effects laden movie .
now for the second half , it is explosive , and saves the movie .
some of the special effects and fighting were breathtaking .
the sound , the music , and all the effects were effective , and the last hour kept us entertained .
but with a running time of 2 hours and 20 minutes , this movie is at least 40 minutes too long .
one would have wished for a better ‘matrix’ , but i do have to say , i did like it and i was entertained .