Looking back on the 25th anniversary of the seminal science-fiction. While the Matrix production team faced myriad challenges getting the film up, preparing and shooting was equally difficult. One of
25 years ago, the Wachowski siblings’ game-changing, Aussie-made sci-fi, The Matrix was released in cinemas. Following its release, the feature would become studio Warner Bros’ highest grossing film of 1999,
8
… uncomplicated, almost blissfully, and appeals to uncomplicated emotions and desires, but made from a genuine want to entertain.
4.2
… a colossal waste.
3
... several Jills short of a sandwich ...
8.5
It may lack vitality in the action scenes, but it still delivers on everything that makes the Daniel Craig era worth celebrating.
8.5
… maintains every improvement that the second film made on the first, but amps up the characterisations and pathos to reach new heights.
7.7
...unwieldy to the verge of self-parody, but there's something consistently endearing about how much it embraces its own goofiness.
7
… a fun little leopard-print action-crime flick …
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...popcorn cinema strapped to a rocket engine...