I don't get the fuss

Rating: 6/10 (16 July 2013)

For most of its running time it sort of plays like an extended 'Twilight Zone' episode, and It hooked me well enough. I wanted to know what was happening and why... for a while, at least. Then I just got bored. When the pieces of the puzzle finally do come together, it's quite a let down. And then, after 90 minutes of dull neo-noir mystery, it turned on a dime with a tonally incongruous smack-down finale that did little to re-ignite my interest.
There's some nifty stuff in there, and I can see its influence on more recent—and much better—work, but I just can't see what all the hubbub is about with 'Dark City'.