Review of Dark City (1950) by Jim T — 09 Feb 2011

One of my favorite films and extremely underrated imho. Wish more people knew about it!

This review of Dark City (1950) was written by Jim T on 09 Feb 2011.

Dark City has generally received positive reviews.

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