Excellent film

Rating: Null/10 (2 April 2005)

I saw Sin City the other night and I was simply blown away. From the opening and closing scenes, I loved every minute. I had previously read the graphic novels on which the film was based, so I knew the story lines and the characters. Yet despite this, I was still amazed at how well done everything was. I think many people in the theater were disappointed, but I really couldn't understand why. People certainly thought it was bloodier than they expected, but I knew that the graphic novels created by Frank Miller were full of gore and I was thus prepared for what I saw on screen. The film-noir style of the movie worked really well with the black and white cinematography and the color coding of certain objects drew the eye to every detail. This film was true to the graphic novel in almost every aspect, save for a few changes which were both necessary and beneficial in the end. Even the dialogue spoken by the characters, though at times wooden, was taken directly from the graphic novels. As I said, the dialogue was at points "cheesy," but this film is a film-noir and I felt the dialogue was actually better than what I have heard from the old 1930-1950s gangster films, where lines like "I'll get him good" are quite common. Keep in mind that if you hear a few lines that make you cringe, more than likely they are done like that ON PURPOSE. Sin City was a beautiful film, it has everything for everybody. The cinematography will satisfy people who think they know everything about the aesthetics of film-making, the story runs smoothly throughout (some people may get confused with so many characters and plots, but just try and pay attention) and the action is practically non-stop throughout, for those who go to see films to watch things "blow up." However, this movie is not for the squeamish. It is filled with blood and gore and children should not even be let into the theaters showing this film. In conclusion, I thought Sin City was great. Though looking at things realistically, I think people are either going to love it or hate it. People who have read the graphic novels will love it, those who haven't (with some exceptions) will probably scratch their heads and wonder what the big deal is.