Matrix eat your heart out

Rating: 9/10 (20 July 2002)

I realize that there are a LOT of "Matrix" fans out there, but the truth must be told; "Dark City is everything that "The Matrix" should have been. Great acting, but more importantly, a gripping story and characters that you care about. Comparing this to the by-the-numbers cardboard of Neo and Morpheus just isn't fair to John Murdoch, Detective Bumstead and Mr. Hand. The Agents of the Matrix have no chance against the likes of the aliens in the Dark City. I'll skip over the fantastic cinematography and visuals effects because so many others have already done them justice. If you haven't seen this and have seen "The Matrix", I think you'll easily reach my own conclusion to which movie is superior. Add to the fact that "Dark City" came out a year ahead of time. For me, the comparison is as easy as "The Truman Show" vs. "EDTV". If you don't know the proper answer to THAT one, you're in worse trouble than I know.