I am not too big on either the Matrix or on Film Noir. Well.. what i mean is I am okay with both, but not a great fan like some are. So I was very positively surprised that I managed to appreciate this Animatrix segment. It's probably in my top3 favorites and the reason may be that it was nice to see an actual character from "The Matrix" in one of these. Of course, I am talking about Trinity here. It's not the inly segment directed by Shinichirô Watanabe (also co-writer), but it's certainly his superior effort. The story was pretty good and the voice actor of the private eye also did a fairly decent job here. A pretty enjoyable and atmospheric watch of over 10 minutes I must say. Recommended.

I initially ran onto "Detective Story" over 10 years ago when it was first released online, and from my first view, I was captivated by it. The low-key, film-noir sense, images as simple and beautiful as the falling snow, plus the wonderful, dark soundtrack provided a strong backdrop to the story of Ash, the unaware detective, being used by the system, supposedly to clean house ... only Ash has more integrity than his cybernetic overseers have anticipated.I honestly wish Ash could have been liberated. He would have been a better-than-average asset in the war against the machines ... and who knows? Maybe he did find his way out.

One of the 9 shorts of the Animatrix, this one tells the story about private detective Ash, who is hired to get a hold on Trinity, in his eyes just a computer hacker.Ash seeks contact and finally finds Trinity, only to find out how things aren't really as they are.The animation is stylish and one of the best of the series, atmosphere is good as well but something is lacking. Like the whole animatrix series is lacking. Still, it is one of the best of the bunch (after 'Osiris' and 'Beyond').6/10.

This is one of nine shorts on the anime disk, "The Animatrix." It is my favorite. The artwork is amazing. The black-and-white, somewhat grainy texture perfectly captures the mood that the segment is trying to portray. The story is tight, and the ending is true to film noir.Overall, I gave The Animatrix a "7", but this particular segment deserves a "10."