An enchanting masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (9 March 1999)

Alex Proyas' "Dark City" is perhaps one of the best science fiction movies ever made. Enchanting and well-made in every aspect of its vision, the script is beyond intelligent, and the direction makes good use of perfect acting and grandiose special effects.
To view this movie is to sit back in splendor as the secrets are revealed, one by one, piling on top of each other for the entire length of the plot, crecendoing to a climax that is as psychologically complex as it is just plain cool. From the opening credits to the final shot, suspension of disbelief is automatic, and we become one with these characters and the strange lives they live.
Enormously immersing and a great deal of fun, this is one not to miss.
And on a sidenote, the absence of this film's name in the Oscar nominations is a travesty, particularly in the categories of Visual Effects and Art Direction. It should have been a shoo-in to win both.