My Kind of Town...

Rating: 10/10 (1 April 2005)

Sin City is a visually stunning addition to the genre of film noir movies. Gritty and highly stylized, this is perhaps the first "comic book movie" that stays true to the original model. There are darkly inspired acting performances by a dedicated cast, and Elijah Wood is especially frightening as Kevin.
I'm not one to get drawn into a movie just because it's popular; it has to be truly special for me to like it. Given that, please believe me when I say this is the best film I've seen since The Usual Suspects, and that's pretty high praise as far as I'm concerned.
One final note, special props should go out to director Rodriguez for giving Frank Miller a well-deserved co-directing credit at the cost of his guild membership. More people today should have such strong convictions.