One of the Best Sci Fi movies ever.

Rating: 10/10 (29 April 2001)

Dark City is a visual masterpiece is film noir, science fiction, and yes "existential." It is one of my favorite movies of all time. I thought Rufus Sewell was excellent, as I discovered him in this movie. I won't waste your time with plot details. Some people will say the movie is too simple and the resolution too phony. If you look hard, though, you will see a gleam of undiluted optimism in the darkness and nostalgia of this film. The characters are oppressed by the darkness, but something keeps them from folding. Something drives them to overcome. This is one of a few movies that can melt cynicism away. In my opinion, anyway.