A film as dark as it's name suggests.

Rating: Null/10 (23 June 1999)

What a joy! For the first time in a long time a sci-fi film with a plot you can follow and a decent group of actors.
Dark City is about John Murdoch, a man who wakes up in a strange hotel room having lost his memory. What he finds in the room is the body of a dead hooker and a strange, syringe-like device. What follows is a tumble through his personal nightmare as he tries to find out what's happening to him and why, at midnight, everyone in the city falls to sleep.
In this place there doesn't appear to be any day. Despite being up for hour after hour Murdoch never sees the Sun. And what is it about Shell Beach, the place where he grew up. Everyone's been there but no-one seems to know the way.
Spliced in to this is a chase theme. Murdoch is now the prime suspect in a serial killer investigation. Hookers have been dying all over the place and he was with the last one. Or was he?
It seems that the city was put together as an experiment to see what makes us tick. To try and find what makes us individuals and locate the 'soul' for want of a better word.
A strong cast keep the film rolling along nicely. William Hurt as Detective Frank Bumstead is brilliant. The effects are an additive to keep the film going without ever getting in the way or going too over the top.
A must for anyone who enjoyed The Matrix or plans to go and see it.