On My Top Ten List

Rating: 10/10 (3 November 2005)

There are several movies I watch again and again. Sin City will be one of them. There is just too much in this movie to see unless you watch it many times. I love the use of the old cars like Hartigan's '55 Buick, Nancy's '57 Chevy, and the Dwight's '59 Caddy convertible. The black and white with splashes of color capture the comic book feel.
Many of the lines will become "quoteables" for years to come much like Dirty Harry's "Do you want to make my day?" except it will be "And after I pull off that miracle, maybe I'll go punch out God." or "You made a big mistake yourself... you didn't flush."
The time sequence is very unique and about as complex as "The Clearing" (Robert Redford & Willem Dafoe). I still haven't made the connection with opening scene (The Salesman) and the middle of the movie. Hartigan and Nancy are part of the main thread and the others tie together in the bar.