Visually Stunning and Well Entertaining

Rating: 10/10 (18 August 2014)

Sin City (2005) of course is considered one of Robert Rodriguez greatest films, and one of the more well modern pieces of the 2000's decade. Sin City is most certainly not a movie for everyone. This is not the sort of cartoonesque violence that made Kill Bill wild and stylish, rather Rodriguez, Miller and Tarantino ('guest director') show a much more darker and grittier world of violence that is dominated in black in white, with only the odd emphasis of color.
The entire cast of Sin City really come to the fore, with Owen and Willis in particular standing out and making the gritty neo-30's gangster dialog come to life. The environment is fantastic and one can only applaud Rodriguez for the time he has taken to recreate the atmosphere of Miller's novels. The plot is actually 3 stories- all loosely connected with one another. Bruce Willis stars in the first one as Hartigan; a cop whose early retirement plans are cut short due to a combination of his own obsessions with justice and his partner Bob (Michael Madsen); only to find his obsession later on all grown up in the form of Jessica Alba and his nemesis still alive in the form of what can only be described as something seen to be believed. Mickey Rourke in the second story plays Marv, a convict who is determined to get to the bottom of who killed a hooker that spent the night with him. This perhaps sees one of the most interesting performances of the movie in the form of Elijah Wood, who after Frodo Baggins, plays Kevin, a cannibalistic stalker. Finally there's Dwight (Clive Owen) who attempts to help protect the 'sisters' of Old Town led by Gail (Rosario Dawson) from the mob and bent cops.
The entire cast of Sin City really come to the fore, with Owen and Willis in particular standing out and making the gritty neo-30's gangster dialog come to life. The environment is fantastic and one can only applaud Rodriguez for the time he has taken to recreate the atmosphere of Miller's novels. We have all been long awaiting the heavily anticipated sequel and we are pleased that it will finally be released later this year. ==================================================================== ======= After a rewatch 06/30/17' Sin City remains a very dark, gritty and entertaining stylish watch. The movie is over two hours long but with each story, it flows by very quickly and becomes an overall great watch. The tone of the film remains what stands out, with the actors portraying their parts greatly.