Visually speaking, a triumph

Rating: 5/10 (12 February 2007)

Robert Rodriguez's adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel series Sin City is to put it mildly the best looking damn movie ever. This is pure eye candy folks. Filmed in a quasi B&W style with certain items coloured to shine importance on them, the film is a treat for the viewer. Everything looks amazing. Stylistically speaking, Sin City very much resembles the comics that it is based upon. Partly this is due to the fact that Rodriguez's co-director on the film is comics creator Frank Miller. This is not Miller's first job in film however as many may remember(or not) seeing his name on the script for the third Robocop film. At any rate, he's gotten far more creative control this time out thanks to his co-director being such a huge fan. First off you may notice no screenplay credit. That is because the film follows the comics so closely that this is literally the truest adaptation that you will ever see. Literally it comes down to whether or not you enjoy this type of film that will determine whether or not you like it. Personally I found it engaging, although parts were better than the whole. I thought Marv's story dragged on a bit too long and didn't enjoy the prologue. I would have liked to have seen more of Hartigan though. The actors are all fine. Its also fun to pick out characters as they pop back up later on since the film is somewhat disjointed much like Pulp Fiction. And speaking of Quentin Tarantino, fans can flip ahead to a scene in a car between Benicio del Toro and Clive Owen for his guest directing spot. All in all, it was great to look at but at times can drag.