Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Dark City: Very underrated/ relatively unknown.

Here's one that slid under the radar for me. Griffin Wagner, my old really good friend who passed away much too soon, had me watch this movie back in what I want to say like 1998. I remembered that I liked it, but really couldn't remember much else. It's a very interesting story that I'm going to have trouble talking about without giving away possible spoilers. It starts with a man in a bathtub by himself, there's a light swinging and some clothes on a chair. He awakens, puts on the clothes, and finds a dead women (hooker) with spirals carved all over herself in the other room. The character has no memory and has to piece together his life. Rufus Sewell is the main character and does a great job. Keifer Sutherland plays an insanely creepy doctor, Jennifer Connolly is Sewell's wife, William Hurt is a Detective, and you'll recognize some of the other actors as well. The confused man slowly uncovers strange facts about the city and people who are supposed to be his family and friends. I really wish I could talk more about it, but I feel like it would give spoilers. Bottom Line: 8.5 out of 10. I really enjoyed this film. It's visually beautiful, great cast, and really is an interesting/unique sci-fi story.

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