"Sin City" is infested with criminals, crooked cops and sexy dames, some searching for vengeance, some for redemption and others, both. The film incorporates storylines from three of Miller's graphic novels including 'Sin City,' which launched the long-running, critically acclaimed series, as well as 'That Yellow Bastard' and 'The Big Fat Kill.' Where Hartigan, a cop with a bum ticker and a vow t... o protect stripper Nancy. Marv, the outcast misanthrope, is on a mission to avenge the death of his one true love, Goldie; there's also Dwight, the clandestine love of Shelley who spends his nights defending Gail and her Old Towne girls from Jackie Boy, a dirty cop with a penchant for violence.
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unpleasent and dissapointing
I had been looking forward to this film and was very dissapointed. The style of the film is interesting but the actual story and characters are unpleasent and not very interesting. I couldn't sympathise with anyone and got fed up with the over the top violence and torture. I've read a few of the comic books and enjoyed them but they didn't translate well into the film. Overall I felt cheated.
Guilty Pleasure
Liberal fingers have been levelled at this Rodriguez/Miller directorial offering: too violent, overly misogynous, no plot, all flash and no substance.
Which, as usual, is completely missing the point.
This is groundbreaking, rip-roaring stuff with a cast to die for and style in spades. Who says actors can't act without sets surrounding them? There's greenscreen a-go-go here and everyone does their job with aplomb - unlike the limp, technically similar 'Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow'. 'Sin City' IS a graphic novel on screen, and everything Rodriguez and Miller said it would be.
Yes, it's violent - sometimes butt-clenchingly so (how many...
Do graphic novels really need defending anymore? Because the oppositional, slightly defensive comic book guy stance is starting to feel atavistic. Michael Chabon won a Pulitzer Prize for The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, and then took a crack at the script of Spider-Man 2. National Book Critics Circle Award-winner Jonathan Lethem just published a book of essays called Men and Cartoons. Even Ghost World creator Daniel Clowes -- from somewhere deep in his alterna-comics lair in Berkeley -- is on his second movie adaptation. The term "graphic novel" alone says all there is to say about comic books' cultural rehabilitation in the last two decades.
simply AMAZING. bruce willis's and mickey rourke's stories i prefer. didnt like clive owens story that much. a must see cant miss awesome non-stop action film. you'll never forget. 3 1/2 of 4 stars excellent.
This movie was very different compared to what I normally watch but it was a nice change. I was hoping for a little more Jessica Alba but oh well. I like Clive Owen's part and Elijah Wood's character. [SPOILER]
how his glasses were white against the black background, just cool.
