Put The Matrix on Acid and you get Dark City (Minor Spoilers)

Rating: 8/10 (26 July 2000)

It's so coincidental it's scary. Dark City is a Sci-Fi thriller that is like the Matrix if only it was clone and on acid. It stars Rufus Sewell as John Murdoch, a man who wakes up only to find out he has a wife that he never met, the cops want him because they think he's a brutal serial killer and to top things off he has telekinetic powers and can change things with his mind. This film moves almost identical to the Matrix. It also has that distinctive Matrix look and feel. The colors are extremely dark and drab. Plus the special effects are incredible. This film came out a year before Star Wars and The Matrix and it almost beats them both in the CGI department. I can not believe that it didn't take home an Oscar. The look of this film is amazing and will have you in a daze. The performances are all right. William Hurt and Jennifer Connelly, and Kiefer Sutherland do a good job for supporting characters. This film is edgy, thrilling, mind blowing and will shock you. Dark City is the father and The Matrix is it's baby. Dark City is a fantastic Sci-Fi thriller with great special effects and a uncanny resemblance to The Matrix.