Dark, original, great!

Rating: 9/10 (15 February 2005)

"Dark City" is doubtless a great scifi movie with very original ideas (rip-offed by the Matrix), chilling atmosphere, stunning vision and complicated, yet interesting plot. The main character, John, awakes with no memories and he is chased by a creepy beings, known as the Strangers trough the strange streets of a dark and constantly changing town, which is actually not what it seems. Many of the ideas of "Dark City" are used in "The Matrix (John-Neo, Strangers-Agents, The Dark City-The Matrix), but this film is far, far superior. It is really disturbing and unpredictable, with very human message and in the same time it uses rather cold vision of a retro-imaginary world, which will chill your bones. The actors are very good, the visual effects are used cleverly and not pointlessly. The closing stages of the movie are really great and heart-stopping. In conclusion - great motion picture, a must see for scifi fans.