Has and has not

Rating: 8/10 (4 October 2005)

What it has is ... well... looks. Some would say that there is a story too, but not really. Plots in movies have been reduced to such simple lines, that one is tempted to call a few twists and turns exiting.
From the description of others, I expected more graphic violence. This certainly is not children's movie, but neither are the original cartoons for kids.
Sin City is visually so stunning that I am almost willing to forget its simple story. The truth is, however, that towards the end of the movie I was hoping for something surprising to happen. It didn't. At least not at the same level as the visuals. Too bad. If Tarantino had written the story, the movie could have been truly amazing. Now, the movies is 2 points short of perfect.