IGN.com|AskMen.com|Rotten Tomatoes|GameSpy|FilePlanet|TeamXbox|CheatsCodesGuides|GameStats|Direct2Drive

RottenTomatoes.com

Register | Log In | What is RT?
It's our 10th birthday, so you get presents!
Home Movies DVD Celebrities News Critics Photos & Trailers The Vine Forums
Box Office | In Theaters | Opening | Upcoming | Best Of | Certified Fresh | Showtimes
RT Search Powered by Google
 
MOVIES / ON DVD / THE MATRIX
The Matrix

Rate This Movie

Write a Review
Share This Movie
Add to List
Buy DVD
Buy Poster

Bookmark and Share

The Matrix (1999)

86%
68%
95%
N/A
N/A
N/A
86 %
Reviews Counted: 121 Fresh: 104  Rotten:17 Average Rating: 7.4/10
 
Consensus: An ingenious combination of Hong Kong action, ground-breaking Hollywood FX, and an imaginative vision.
 

How does the Tomatometer work?

The Tomatometer measures the percentage of positive reviews from Approved Tomatometer Critics for a certain movie.[-]

Runtime: 2 hrs 24 mins

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 were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream, Neo? How would you know the difterence... 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]

Genre: Action/Adventure

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

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

DVD Info

Release:

May 15, 2007

[DVD Details]

DVD Fatures:

  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Surround 5.1 English
  • Stereo 2S English

Buy It On DVD

Reviews

 
T-Meter Critics
 
 
Top Critics
 
 
RT Community
 
 
My Critics
 
 
My Friends
 
 
DVD
 
 
 
1 - 20 (sorted by date)
Text View | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 >> >|
Arrange By: Name | Fresh | Rotten | Date | Source
 
 
Ratings Image
N/A

The surprise sleeper success of 1999, this ingenious science fiction thriller easily surpassed The Phantom Menace.

Full Review | comment Comment
07/15/08
Steve Biodrowski
ESplatter
Ratings Image
3/5

The paranoid details of the premise are thoroughly worked out; the characters and motives, much less so.

Full Review | comment Comment
03/11/08
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com
Ratings Image
N/A

The Matrix is fun, and while it may confuse you first time around, a second viewing is really required to get the full 'entertainment' value out of it.

Full Review | comment Comment
01/15/08
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons
Ratings Image
3/4

There is no denying that fact that the Wachowski Brothers have amazing imagination and vision. They direct the film with non-stop style and imbue each scene with enough eye-candy to make you stop noticing the gaping plot holes and lapses in logic.

Full Review | comment Comment
07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound
Ratings Image
N/A

A must-see among genre fans, especially guys in their teens and 20s, for whom the script's pretentious mumbo-jumbo of undergraduate mythology, religious mysticism and technobabble could even be a plus rather than a dramatic liability.

Full Review | comment Comment
06/05/07
Todd McCarthy
Variety
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image
N/A

There's not much humor to keep it all life-size, and by the final stretch it's become bloated, mechanical, and tiresome.

Full Review | comment 4 Comments
06/05/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image
3/4

An inventive science fiction idea that rivals the brilliant thinking behind such movies from last year as Dark City and The Truman Show.

Full Review | comment Comment
05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
Ratings Image
N/A

Another slice of overlong, high concept hokum.

Full Review | comment 2 Comments
02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
Ratings Image
9/10

It's incredible.

Full Review | comment Comment
12/31/05
John Venable
Supercala.com
Ratings Image
4.5/5

If you're curious where the next generation of auteurs is coming from, look in the art houses and look in The Matrix.

Full Review | comment Comment
12/06/05
Ron Wells
Film Threat
Ratings Image
4/4

As Morpheus says, "The Matrix is everywhere."

Full Review | comment Comment
12/02/05
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star
Ratings Image
N/A

A tighter, cleaner story could only have helped The Matrix become one of the greats of its genre. I still like it a bunch.

Full Review | comment Comment
04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews
Ratings Image
4/5

'The Matrix grabs you by the eyeballs, hypnotizes you into a state of visual ecstasy, and doesn’t much care if your brain is following or not.'

Full Review | comment Comment
03/22/05
Jeannette Catsoulis
Las Vegas Mercury
Ratings Image
B

A wild ride, and worth the ticket price if only for the first-rate special effects. There’s enough visionary work here to hold your attention for all 130 minutes.

Full Review | comment Comment
12/06/04
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer
Ratings Image
4.5/5

A terrifically entertaining and satisfying production.

Full Review | comment Comment
10/31/04
Jesse Hassenger
Filmcritic.com
Ratings Image
7/10

This film is triumph of style over substance.

Full Review | comment Comment
11/17/03
Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Ratings Image
2.5/4

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

Full Review | comment 2 Comments
05/20/03
Leonard Schwarz
Palo Alto Weekly
Ratings Image
B

The most influential action movie since Star Wars.

Full Review | comment Comment
05/14/03
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide
Ratings Image
N/A

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

Full Review | comment Comment
05/03/03
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
Ratings Image
N/A

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

Full Review | comment Comment
05/02/03
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
1 - 20 (sorted by date)
Text View | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 >> >|
See More Topics...

Related Forums

Cell phones and the Matrix -- funny, but reality is more fun
by: johntkucz 7/15


THE MATRIX: Low Budget
by: jotaga 6/21


Wachowski bros. will open a post-production studio in Chicago!
by: RottingTomato 4/14


Matrix 4-The Super Matrix---FINALLY!
by: neotrin 10/28/07


Another Matrix Sequel...?
by: Kevin A. Ranson 1/20/05
all

News

Total Recall: The 20 Greatest Fights Scenes Ever
posted by Tim Ryan April 17, 2008
The long-awaited showdown between Jackie Chan and Jet Li in The Forbidden Kingdom got us thinking; what are the...


Street Fighter Cast Adds Michael Clarke Duncan, Chris Klein, Others
posted by Jeff Giles February 20, 2008
Remember last December, when we talked about ComingSoon's report that Kristin Kreuk would be playing Chun-Li in the...


RT-UK: Lorenzo di Bonaventura talks Transformers and Stardust
posted by Joe Utichi July 27, 2007
The uber-producer responsible for Transformers speaks to Rotten Tomatoes UK about Michael Bay, the fans, why he...


Has the Voice of "Galactus" Been Cast?
posted by Scott Weinberg April 13, 2007
In the comic book world of "Fantastic Four," Galactus is also known as "eater of worlds," so I'm...

Around the Network

• The Matrix at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Matrix at IGN
About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Celebs List| Newsletter

IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | ModCenter | GameSpy Technology
TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | GamerMetrics
AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | Direct2Drive


By continuing past this page, and by the continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
Copyright 1998-2008, IGN Entertainment, Inc. About IGN | Support | Advertise | Privacy Policy | User Agreement | Subscribe to RT's XML feed! IGN RSS Feeds
IGN's enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA
Certain product data ©1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.