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FILM DETAILS

Certificate 15

Cast Keanu Reeves Laurence Fishburne Carrie-Anne Moss Hugo Weaving

Directors Larry Wachowski Andy Wachowski

Screenwriters Larry Wachowski Andy Wachowski

Running Time 139 minutes

The Matrix (15)

Plot
Hacker Neo (Reeves) is sought out to save the world. In order to do this he find out that his consciousness is part of a Matrix that keeps human bodies redendant and occupies their minds with a false reality. Is he "The One" to save humanity from destruction?

Verdict
The deliciously inventive Wachowskis have delivered the syntax for a new kind of movie: technically mind-blowing, style merged perfectly with content and just so damn cool.


Reviewer: Ian Nathan

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