The Matrix (1999)

Written and directed by the Wachowskis, this much hyped sci-fi thriller turns out to be a huge disappointment. It's dull and vacuous, as well as tonally all over the place. 

The dialogue is trite, preventing any development of the characters (weakly portrayed by Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne and Carrie-Anne Moss). There's an ugly aesthetic, too. The plot isn’t explained very well and there's not even much action – just a lot of “enigmatic” non-conversations that go nowhere. You get no sense whatsoever of the wider world or the notion that humanity is in peril. 

I really couldn’t see what all the fuss was about.