One of 2005's Best

Rating: 10/10 (29 March 2006)

Frank Miller's Sin City is a film that knows no boundaries and gives no apologies.
Anyone who has read Frank's Sin City graphic novels will know that this is one of the most faithful adaptations of all time, maybe ever. The panels were practically lifted from the books and animated with actors.
Would this film have worked without green screen technology? No. It wouldn't have even worked without Robert Rodriguez handling it. He knew how easy it would have been to screw this film up and make it some dumb action movie. But he did it the way it should have been done. Differences between the books and the movie are few and far between, from the camera angles to the dialogue. The film is black and white, just like the novels, and some things are colored, such as eyes, shoes, blood, etc. There are maybe one or two different lines, but with Miller directing the actors on what to say, it could hardly be called unfaithful.
The film is three stories:
-One follows John Hartigan (Bruce Willis) protecting a stripper (Jessica Alba) from the vengeful son-of-a-senator pedophile Junior, also known as that yellow bastard (Nick Stahl).
-Another follows Marv (Mickey Rourke), a man who is trying to track down the killer of his love, Goldie (Jaime King).
-And the last follows Dwight (Clive Owen) making sure a corrupt cop (Benicio Del Toro) doesn't hurt any of the Old Town Girls, lead by Gail (Rosario Dawson).
With brilliant directing, great acting and stylistic violence, Sin City turns out to be one of 2005's best films, definitely one of the most stylish I have ever had the pleasure of watching. This is a must see.