Dark City: Go. Rent. Now.

[feliciakw]

Geo pulled out his disc of Dark City a few days ago. I'd forgotten what a great movie that is. Starring Rufus Sewell, Keifer Sutherland, Jennifer Connolly, Richard O'Brien, and William Hurt, it's a mystery/thriller that delves into the meanings of memory and identity and self-identity. It's a brain-bendy, dark, eclectic film noir with a healthy dose of sci-fi. izhilzha, if you haven't put this in your movie-bowl, you totally need to.

It was way underrated and ignored when it came out back in 1998. So this may well be one of the best movies you've never seen.

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[feliciakw.livejournal.com]

Well . . . imo, the darkest thing about it is the production design. The plot itself revolves around a man who is being pursued as a serial killer, except he can't remember any of it. As he searches to find the truth about his identity, he discovers nefarious forces at work in his life and the lives of the city's citizens.

I'm trying to decide if the story itself is something I would call "dark." And taking the story independently of the look of the film . . . I don't think "dark" is the first word that comes to mind.

Of course, only you can decide for yourself what is too dark for you. But given that you do like sci-fi, maybe you'd like this one.