Not Dark City, but I'm glad Alex Proyas still directs sci-fi

Rating: 6/10 (4 March 2010)

On first viewing I hated this film. If you're a serious sci-fi fan the plot will probably seem painfully obvious ten minutes in. On further reflection I realized that I was too harsh in my criticism. The film certainly has problems, but it has some virtues compared to the crappy action sci-fi prevalent in Hollywood today. It follows conventions you might know from Bradbury or Phillip K. Dick (still better than movies from his stories like Next and Paycheck). If you like this you should watch Dark City. It may be the best sci-fi film I've ever seen. And hopefully Mr. Proyas gets a few more chances to make another one as good as Dark City.