Along with the movie's plagiarism...um, I mean "originality", "Dark City", as a whole unimpressed me

Rating: Null/10 (3 October 2001)

Yes, that's right... "Dark City" is every bit original as everyone says it is... so original, in fact, that it is a shameless and blatant rip-off of "Hellraiser". What's that I hear?... Oh, it's the people who own the rights to the "Hellraiser" series; they want their share of the cash "Dark City" raked in by using the exact likeness of Pinhead for the look of their villains they called cenobites... er, I mean, "strangers". Really, Proyas, do you actually think that anyone WOULDN'T notice? Well, I suppose you pulled the wool over a few (heck, MOST) viewers' eyes that ended up reviewing it on the IMDB, but you sure haven't fooled me. Along with the movie's plagiarism...um, I mean "originality", the acting left me unimpressed as well. EVERYONE in this film, excluding Sutherland was a bore. It really was a shame that the characters, in general, were cardboard cut-outs of characters. The acting was so stiff in this film (I couldn't stand the actor who played John, and the actress who played his wife). Plus, I really expected much more from William Hurt. He had the potentiality to give his role of the Inspector more personality, but alas, I suppose that was not meant to be. There are a few stylistic shots (mainly in the beginning), and some excellent lighting, but not enough substance to get high marks in my book. Plus, I never could come to grips with the fact that Pinhead was in this film... wait a minute, let me get a closer look... Oh, OK... it wasn't him... sorry about that. Watch the film, and judge for yourself, but I could hardly stand this film. If you've yet to see "Dark City", please, don't let any of these reviews (not even mine) influence you, though; take them into consideration, but DON'T let them convince you of how decent or awful a film is; doing just that has RUINED many of my film-watching experiences. Unlike a few others, I'm giving my honest opinion of this film. Oh, and also, don't anyone say not to listen to anyone else's views (Diane from Queens, are you reading this?), because I could just as easily dismiss yours, and say "Don't listen to (insert reviewer's name here)", but I'd never do that, because although I may not agree with what someone thinks, it doesn't mean it's not true for that person (or that it may not be true for others viewers).
My Rating: 2 stars out of ten (one star for Sutherland, and one for the lighting and angles)