Dark City
Directed by:
Alex ProyasCinematography:
Dariusz WolskiComposer:
Trevor JonesCast:
Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, Richard O'Brien, Ian Richardson, Bruce Spence, Colin Friels, John Bluthal, Melissa George (more)VOD (2)
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John Murdoch (Rufus Sewell) awakens in the bath of a strange hotel to discover that he is wanted for a series of brutal murders. He has no recollection of the killings; in fact, he has no memory of anything. A phone call warns him that men are coming to get him. He escapes into the city and plunges headlong into a labyrinth of twisted truths, hideous crimes and heart-stopping pursuits. Murdoch is at the centre of a terrifying nightmare and on a mind-altering journey in the place where everything in controlled - even your memories. (Reel Entertainment)
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Wow, that was a ride! Mix together Metropolis, P.K. Dick, Burton, Gilliam, the Coens, and maybe even The Matrix, add to that Proyas' ornate direction and Proyas' very, very bizarre script... And you get Dark City. It's a juicy treat for genre lovers, which I would probably recommend to Franz Kafka if he ever wants to come back from the grave to watch a movie.
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The dark setting and black backgrounds create an original and depressing atmosphere. Alex Proyas literally revels in this, and it must be acknowledged that this is his style and he is a good director. Rufus Sewell is in an unusual role here, one of his few in B-movies. The film has a very peculiar atmosphere and top-level visual effects, and it does not lack originality and inventiveness, but the ending is not as intellectually or emotionally strong as I would have imagined based on the unfolding of the story.
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Incredible. Proyas is an expert at bleak atmospheres, and this strange city hides a truly depressing secret. Almost all the actors are excellent but Kiefer Sutherland clearly reigns over them, and his doctor is very ambiguous throughout. Jennifer Connelly is again incredibly magical here. And yes, Dark City is quite similar to The Matrix.
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The materialized nightmares of Alex Proyas, where hope in impenetrable darkness remains in the form of the beautiful Jennifer Connelly. In Dark City, the characters sound believable. and yet perfectly and characteristically divided between the charismatic protagonist and the doctor excellently played by Kiefer Sutherland. And just when everything starts taking itself too seriously, a horde of aliens arrive, boldly settling the film back into the position of a more cheaply constructed sci-fi narrative. But who cares, when it can be so innocently irresistible.
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Alex Proyas revels in the dark. He literally loves it. And he wants the viewer to love it too. This is not only the case with Dark City, but also with his other films. If there's a dawn breaking, it's more metaphorically, through enlightenment, change. This precursor to The Matrix offers another answer to what visions are presented to us and what a person can achieve.
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