A darkly competent piece of Science Fiction...

Rating: 8/10 (24 May 2003)

I discard all comparisons to any other film. To truly understand a film, you must asses it on its individual merits at the time of its release, otherwise you are on a road to nowhere, critically speaking.
I find Dark City to be a fine work of science fiction, adding a much needed chill factor to the genre. No guns, no schlock and best of all, Richard O' Brien is in it.
The premise is solid and holds together all the way through; there is a sense of tragedy, drugged despair, fatigue and decay in all the scenes, compounded by the perpetual shadows. All this helps to create an oppressive atmosphere into which the creepy main villains fit marvellously.
Highly recommended for all fans of intelligent sci-fi and anyone else who needs a case of the creeps...