Dark City
Dir: Alex Proyas
1998
****
Alex Proyas's best film to date seems to have flown under the radar a bit. Its a real shame as this is a fantastic sci-fi film, one of the most inventive of recent years in my opinion. Its mix of dark Gothic visuals, 1950's styling, contrasting colours and otherworldly feeling gives it an extraordinary and eerie feeling that really is unique, even after the constant plagiarism that followed. It seems to bend its way through different genres without really settling on one quite masterfully. A dream like fantasy, a thinking mans sci-fi if you will.