More junk from Rodriguez

Rating: 1/10 (25 January 2015)

8.1 rating - you got to be kidding. This movie is simply crap. Rodriguez, as usual, relies on graphic blood, cinematographic tricks, violence, stupid people, naked breasts and buttocks (voyeurism, in general), excessive noise, stupid plots (if you can call anything a plot) etc., to attract mindless audiences that get sexually aroused by killings and loveless sex.
Many films rely on some of these gimmicks, but some transcend the Sin City slime pit to actually tell a story. Compare the mindless Sin City, for example, with the TV program Sons of Anarchy. SOA had its fill of breasts, buttocks and killings, but the character development and story lines were very, very good. The main characters had flaws, emotions, dark places, confusion, mixed goals, etc., all of which were translated into drama. Sin City has none of that. I shouldn't have expected more, after all, it is based on Miller graphic novels (i.e., X-rated comic books) that are sold to teen age boys seeking sexual stimulation.