Think about it. That's why you gotta admire the Strangers of Alex Proyas' Dark City. They've adopted a more noble, challenging pursuit. Awakening in a strange hotel room with his memory drawing a complete blank, Murdoch's the prime suspect in a series of nasty prostitute murders. Radiant street lamps drape a hazy gloom over their surroundings.
Grotesque shadows cloak the players in darkness.
Fantastical Gothic structures stretching up towards the heavens holding sunlight at bay. A vacant, morose landscape devoid of extravagant detail and the intrusive bravado of bright colors. The ensemble cast matches strides with Proyas' swift pace, no one outrunning the other in a solid collective effort. No weak links can be detected. Richard O'Brien and Kiefer Sutherland are riotous as the unconscionable Mr. Hand and the traitorous Dr. Schreber.