Filled with a certain profound magic

Rating: Null/10 (25 April 2001)

The way the story blended in with the camera work and the lighting, made for a trully unique film. Film noir as I believe it would be classified. It almost seemed like something out of the Twighlight Zone with its creepy and almost "out there" kind of feel. The story seemed kind of subtle in ways. This character John, is searching for a world of color, a heavenly place known as Shell Beach. He lives in this a dark twisted cityscape where there is no sunlight and nothing seems quite right. John is trapped in the dark and goes looking for the light. But in order to reach such a place, he must warp the very fabrics of Dark City take on the powers that be in order to recreate an image of a world full of life. Excellent film with an exception. The final battle should have been a little less grandiose. Or maybe a little more creative. Two guys just launching psychic shock waves at each other till the one of them falls dead just doesn't leave you feeling all that satisfied in the end.