Excellent Film

Rating: 9/10 (25 August 2018)

I find it amusing how the negative reviews for this film are trying to compare it to the Matrix. Wrong film people. This film borrows heavily from City of Lost Children (1995). From the style of the filming, to elements of the plot - substitute memories for dreams. If you've seen City of Lost Children and enjoyed it then you will most likely enjoy Dark City. To compare Dark City to the Matrix is just nonsense... what's the similarity? Not being aware of reality? For starters Dark City predates Matrix and City of Lost Children predates Dark City. Even the name of 'Dark City' is a play off the French classic. If you are looking for films of a similar feel to Dark City, obviously City of Lost Children, but also, Metropolis, Dante 01, Delicatessen, City of Ember, Equilibrium, 1984, Soylent Green, THX 1138... the stories are not the same but the style of film is similar. Although Dark City is a Sci-fi movie it is of the dystopian sub-genre. It is filmed in a surreal film-noir style.
The plot is not that difficult to follow. Anyone getting confused at this film needs to pay more attention to what they are watching. It all but betrays the plot when we are introduced to the doctor.