Long Overdue... and Well Worth the Wait

Rating: 10/10 (10 April 2005)

Over time I've come to abandon hope of a movie being made based on material originally from a comic book or graphic novel that was not only faithful to the source material, but actually conveyed the same atmosphere and feeling as the original. Sin City has changed that.
This is what happens when Hollywood bypasses its default settings and allows true creative minds to do their thing. It's by far the best new movie I've seen in the last couple of years. The casting was spot-on. Every frame of action is a work of art in itself, following Frank Miller's tales of two-time losers and sultry dames -- virtually panel for panel from the original artwork -- giving the viewer a visual treat not to be found elsewhere.
I first read the Sin City stories when they were published in the 1990s. Dwight, Gail, good IL' Marv and Miho -- deadly little Miho -- became like old and memorable pals. I found myself repeating bits and pieces of dialogue from those pages years down the line, often forgetting where I'd first picked them up. In short, the series was and is by far one of my all-time favorites in the underrated art form. And I couldn't be happier that now, finally, a film has come along that does it justice.
Ten out of ten. I give Sin City my highest possible recommendation. See it in the theater.