i felt this was one of the best pieces of cinema i have seen in a long time

Rating: 8/10 (8 June 2006)

sin city was by far the best film i have seen in recent history (although i am yet to see crash and have heard it's very good). it was very stylised giving it a very unique feel to it. there clever use of colour with certain characters or key moments was very effective giving the audience a different view on what cinema is. i felt that the voice overs of the main characters works quite nicely and is very true to the original script as are most of the key scenes. obviously the three main actors are mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis and Clive Owen who were all very good in their roles although there were many other big actors who played small parts throughout the film. mickey Rourke was my favourite actor in the film as he was absolutely perfect for the role considering they practically look the same. i thought he remained very true to Marv and brought the character to life especially with his lasts words on the chair, "hurry up i ain't got all day". i thought Bruce Willis portrayed Hartman very well as a caring cop willing to do anything to protect a innocent girl. i had just scene him in hostage so i knew there was a compassionate side of him which was shown well in sin city. Clive Owen was good in his role but i felt he didn't quite fit the character. i personally think they should have used a much slimier actor than him like Mikael Douglas but he made the role work. overall i think it was a true piece of art and any complaints of the story line running more like a group of short stories id simply evidence of it's authenticity to the novel.