The Matrix (1999)

The Matrix is a riddle wrapped inside an enigma, packaged as the wildest, funkiest sci-fi thriller to slink its way onto the big screen since Ridley Scott made a movie about androids. "No one can be told what The Matrix is," goes the publicity blurb. "You have to see it for yourself." If only that were true - it would be so easy to give away the big revelation, coming as it does only half-an-hour in. But, if you're someone who likes to go in cold, then relax - nowhere in this review will you find the answer, because ignorance of such knowledge is sure to guarantee bliss in the multiplex.

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