Like
The Borrowers, Dark City is a case of style over substance. Alex Proyas, who brought
us The Crow, takes dark atmosphere to a new level, with this sci fi-film noir
that will, no doubt, confuse the audience for most of its running time.
Charismatic
Rufus Sewell, plays a man who awakens with severe memory loss. While trying to
piece his life back together, he is stalked by a group of dark figures known as
the strangers. Why? It would take too long to explain in this review. That's the
problem with Dark City. It tries to be too complex. Sometimes less is more.
Proyas
tries to inject the overly ambitious Dark City with too many unnecessary characters
and subplots. It's a shame, because the look of this film is spectacular. Rounding
out a decent cast is: William Hurt, Jennifer Connelly, Kiefer Sutherland, and
Richard O'Brien who you may remember as Riff Raff in the Rocky Horror Picture
Show.
