Too much style, not enough spark

Rating: 7/10 (23 December 1998)

This is definitely one of the better SF releases of 1998. But when you look back at the competition during 98, maybe this isn't such a great thing.
Good points.... this film is one of the most stylish I've ever seen.
Bad points... this film plods along, giving us the story in one huge slab of dark and gloom. It seems one-dimensional, you wait for some spark of excitement, you wait for a twist in the plot, it never comes. Instead you a get predictable film containing one man's diary of a mad, weird, confused world.
Great ending.
If you like SF you won't be too disappointed in Dark City. It's not like seeing a movie, it's more like reading an old "pulp" short story of the past. Just don't expect much thrills and entertainment in here. Sit back and admire the photography.
Too much style, not enough spark.