What an awful mess of a movie! (Possible spoilers)

Rating: 1/10 (2 April 2005)

I just returned from seeing Sin City, the "highly recommended" movie this week, and it was positively awful. From substandard writing to a choppy mess in the visual department, this movie just plain STINKS.
The movie opens with Bruce Willis trying to stop the son of a senator from raping and killing a little girl. It takes all the usual detours you can expect from crap that Quentin Tarantino has got his hands on. Willis' partner turns on him, he's framed for the rape that never happened, blah blah blah.
Despite a star studded cast (Rutger Hauer!) and a semi nude Jessica Alba (frankly she's shown more skin at awards shows) this movie does not live up to it's billing. It's poorly edited, difficult to follow, and in most cases the actors are saying and doing things that flat out do not make any sense. I understand that the artsy fartsy among you will think this a "stunning visual masterpiece", high society's codewords for a steaming pile. The movie is mostly black and white, with some computer added colorizing to drive home certain points (such as the hooker Goldie's hair being a blazing gold color in a black and white shot). Apparently the audience is considered too stupid to catch these subtle elements without the awful color.
To summarize - save your $8. Not worth it.