I wish to never go back to Dark City

Rating: 1/10 (15 September 2005)

I'll start with the good.
Set design is very, very well done in Alex Proyas' "Dark City". The lighting and costume design are all quite comprehensible and work, as well as the cinematography, all contributing to the overall atmosphere of this neo-noir cult film. In my personal taste, I would have liked to see the set even darker, even at the cost of hiding some of the wonderful backgrounds.
Moving on:
The music scoring comes and goes in terms of decency. Connelly's parts in the nightclub are lackluster, bad jazz in my opinion.
The acting is Hollywood caliber, although I'm afraid Keifer's character was a bit annoying (speech/haircut). Be ready for Rufus and his distracting lazy eye(I don't doubt that they cast him with that in mind, which helps to portray the craziness of the character).
Psionic powers = cheap gimmick/obvious plot device. Hoakey, personally didn't like that.
Dr. Schreber only exists to advance to story through dialogue, I don't generally care for this type of storytelling.
The Stangers should have only been revealed at the end of the movie!
The sheer intimidation factor of a dagger that extends a half-inch is greatly terrifying, believe me, however redundant. A half-inch... what's the point? ;D
The Stranger who was a child (the only one apparently) doesn't quite make sense in my opinion, as it would only hinder his role by limiting him physically. This can be seen when he is forced to bite John's hand rather than pry his fingers loose or perhaps step on them. Maybe he should have used his mind powers to fling John from the building, oh wait, they only use powers when it's convenient for the story.
Frankly I had trouble suspending my disbelief, I just couldn't get into it.
Gosh darn it, if I was put into John's shoes you'd know I would have made sweet, sweet love to Melissa George in the beginning, shame on him.
If you are considering watching this movie and are browsing through the reviews to get an idea of what you are in for just click back on your browser and forget you ever heard of "Dark City".