Despite being released earlier, Dark City by Alex Proyas was sadly overlooked. In terms of look and perspective, the two films are amazingly similar. It wouldn't be correct to say Dark City is better since the Matrix is, at best, mediocre.
Rufus Sewell is Murdoch, a man who is plunged into a massive conspiracy by aliens to experiment on humans - but at night. (The movie never really establishes if it is set in the future or in contemporary times.) The film doesn't investigate the line between dreams versus reality as much as reality and higher forms of reality. Aided by Schreber (a pre-24 Keifer Sutherland), ostensibly helping the aliens, Murdoch slowly becomes enlightened to the conspiracy and his appointed role as a savior/messiah (again, the Matrix-like parallel is astonishing).
Sadly, the movie after its innovative beginning ends on too conventional note. Still the noir atmosphere is more genuine and consistent than the one the Matrix featured. Jennifer Connolly and William Hurt provide crucial, supporting performances.
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