Sin City.

Rating: Null/10 (17 March 2005)

I saw an advanced screening of Sin City on March 16 and thought a lot about it. It was a very modern film noir type of movie with predictable events. the predictability didn't ruin the movie though and that's something hard to do. the dialog really matched the characters well. there were a few low points. One that included Brittany Murphy's character. she seemed to have overacted compared to the other actors. Josh Hartnett seemed like he was just hanging there. He came, went, and came back without much of story. They didn't explain what or who he was. One might have to watch it a couple of times to "maybe" understand his role in the movie. The beginning was a little slow, but picked up the pace within the first ten minutes. there were many high points and that's what made me like and appreciate the movie for what it was trying to be. the action scenes were impressively good. it was funny seeing Elija Wood anything other than the hobbit, but he pulled it off well. the cinematography, lighting, and editing was very good and kept me hooked on each scene. it's usually hard to stay focused on a B&W movie. I give it an 8 out of 10 or B.