The visuals in this movie were absolutely stunning. Great for a fight scene, but because the rest of the movie focuses on John Murdoch's quest to discover his past and the eerie, ominous happenings in the city, the climax seemed hastily thrown together, as if the crew all of a sudden remembered they had a deadline to meet and could no longer continue the plot in the previous fashion. I gave it a 9 out of 10 ONLY because I thought the ending fight scene was a bit weak. (People who have seen the Matrix BEFORE this movie MUST see it, it is very similar in these three respects). If you like sci-fi, dark plots and having reality be so well distorted that you don't realize it IS, so you will love Dark City. Being dark and twisted is not a crime, and despite some other people's comments, this movie is NOT just for the trenchcoat-wearing masses (or if it is, maybe the rest of you can learn something from Goths). I fail to see why so many people label this movie "noir" like it's BAD or something. I think that it should at least have been up for "original screenplay" or SOMETHING at the Oscars to reward Alex Proyas for his fantastic vision. Dark City has been passed over by so many critics it's depressing. Many events such as this one unfold in Dark City, where "man has no past. (I couldn't imagine a more strange and frightening experience.) The ring of the hotel phone breaks the silence- a strange man on the other end tells him he must leave because there are people looking for him.
John Murdoch (Rufus Sewell) wakes up in an eerie hotel, naked and in the bathtub, with no memories and blood on his forehead.
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