Frank Miller's work is done justice on the screen

Rating: 10/10 (8 May 2008)

Sin City is a fantastic film, a must watch for all students and Frank Miller fans. Sin City is based on Frank Miller's graphic novels showing the violence and corrupt work of Basin City. Frank Miller is one of the best comic book writers around and he works closely the film industry. He wrote the script, co-directed the film with Robert Rodriguez and has a small role as a Catholic priest.
The film tells three different story: The Long Goodbye, The Big Fat Kill and That Yellow Bastard. The Hard Goodbye tells a story of revenge when Marv's (Mickey Rourke) love interest is murdered and he was unable to do anything about it. The Big Fat Kill is about the girls of Old Town kill a cop and with the help of Dwight (Clive Owen) try to get rid of the evidence because a gang war could break out. That Yellow Bastard is about a cop Harrigan (Bruce Willis) gets framed for the kidnap and rape of an 11-year-old girl called Nancy (Makenzie Vega/Jessica Alba) and the forces that did it set out to destroy what was left of the man.
The film is dark and stylist. The stories are engaging and very loyal to the graphic novels: if you pick up a copy of them you could match the panels to scenes of the film. It is willing to touch on nasty subjects and the use of black and white and colour work very well. The direction for the film was very good and Rodriguez has a nack for making entertaining films. Sin City also has a good cast. There are A-Listers such as Bruce Willis, Michael Madsen, Elijah Wood, Clive Owen, etc. Many performances were good, it was Micky Rourke's, Jessica Alba's and Brittany Murphy's best performances by far. I thought Clive Owen was good and at the time was one of the reason I thought he would have made a good James Bond. Elijah Wood offers a dark silence performance, trying to avoid getting typecast. The film also shown me Devon Aoki as a silence assassin and she is a very attractive woman. There was also good chemistry between many of the actors, such as Clive Owen and Rosario Dawson. Another good thing from the film was that it had some get film quotes all ready and waiting and had some great scenes. This is a common trait in Frank Miller's work, from the film 300, to his Batman graphic novels.
This is a good fun movie, but not advised if you don't like violence. I hope Frank Miller writes more Sin City novels and that the sequels are made soon.