Social Engineering...

Rating: 9/10 (27 May 2020)

John Murdoch (Rufus Sewell) wakes up in the bathtub of a dingy hotel room, a dead woman is on the bedroom floor. What happened? Where is he? Why can't he remember anything? So begins, DARK CITY, Director Alex Proyas' brain-twisting tale of mystery, discovery, and alien intervention. John must uncover what is happening to him, as well as the entire city in which he lives. Something has taken place that has altered reality. Something extraordinary that sends John on a desperate search for the truth, if it even exists! By paying homage to classic film noir, science fiction, and horror, Proyas has created a classic of his own. In this film, absolutely nothing is as it appears to be. Time, space, and physical matter are all up for grabs! Sewell is great in his role, as is Jennifer Connelly as his "wife", and William Hurt as the skeptical cop. Kiefer Sutherland devours the scenery in his part as the crackpot psychiatrist who just might hold the key to everything. Richard O'Brien is effectively terrifying as the ghost-like Mr. Hand. One of the most bizarre, yet engaging movies of the 1990's...