"The City of Lost Children" reminded me of some of the film genre's greatest directorial talents...David Lynch, Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam...and the story line could have been swiped from a novel by William Gibson or Philip K. Dick. And yet with all that it still retains an originality and unique feel that is all it's own. The main plot involves a deranged madman unable to dream. He's created an apparatus that will transfer dreams from one person to another. He has children procured so that he might steal their dreams, but, for some reason I wasn't able to suss out on first viewing, every one of them can only have nightmares. Weaving in an out of this main story line are sub-plots that give both a more human aspect as well as a truly bizarre flavor to the film. And to top it all off there are a couple of real "laugh out loud" moments that take the edge of the darkness that the action is set in. Interesting throughout, but it does take a little time to hit it's stride. When it does, though, prepare to be amazed.
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