Stylish, stunning and an absolute treat.

Rating: 8/10 (6 November 2018)

Nobody ever thought that Sin City, a graphic novel by Frank Miller could ever be adapted to the big screen. It was very stylishly done, often with very little in the frame, mostly black and white with color only being added to heighten certain things. So it was considered next to impossible to do. Until Robert Rodriguez filmed a short little scene showing how it could look and the effect was immediately nothing short of breathtaking.
The city is done in tones of black and grey with harsh angles and actors digitally inserted into it. In some cases the actors, though appearing together in the scene, actually filmed their scenes solo and were just composited together later. It makes for a really interesting look. But looks aside, how good is the movie itself?
It's very well done and told through the eyes, and the voiceovers, of the main actors. You have Bruce Willis as the hard boiled cop, framed for something he didn't do, to protect a young girl. You have Clive Owen as a man protecting his girlfriend from a crooked cop. And you have, who is arguably the best character in the movie. Mickey Rourke as Marv a tough as nails bruiser who's trying to solve a murder of a woman he loved. All three stories intertwine to a certain degree.
And since it was filmed in black and white, like the comic, color is only used when necessary. Like the character of Roarke Jr a.k.a the "Yellow (word that IMDB won't let me write but refers to somebody who's parents were never married)" who is yellow through and through. Or the stunningly blue eyes of Alexis Bledel's character Becky. But the blood and the the gore? It's pure white. So those that have an aversion to it usually aren't bothered by it.
The movie was a critical and box office success which eventually led to other movies being done in the same way. But "The Spirit" and more importantly the sequel "Sin City 2" just didn't have the magic that this movie did.