Dark City with a bit more humor

Rating: 7/10 (28 August 2005)

I must admit to never having seen any of the material this movie was based on. Never the less, I'm going to guess that it was a challenge to transfer to the big screen. On the positive side, I watched this the whole way through, only checking my watch once or twice, which is a good sign. The characters are all pleasantly unpleasant, and the film noir storytelling makes it fairly easy to follow along. However, with several plot lines, I kind of expected a better wrap-up at the conclusion, but not all movies are completely understandable on first viewing, so maybe I missed something. The film is shot in black & white, with a few colorations, mostly red and mostly blood, which gets a bit hard on the eyes after an hour or so. Regardless, this is a good movie to rent if for no other reason than it is different from anything else you will have seen lately. But watch it after the kids have gone to sleep.