Somewhat disappointing.

Rating: 7/10 (5 April 2005)

Sin City, bottom line, was a good movie. It kept me entertained, and had a lot of things going for (not the least of which was gratuitous violence and a terrific cast). However, the plot dragged at times and jumped recklessly from place to place. It's non-sequential in the same vein as Pulp Fiction, but much less organized and streamlined than that film was.
On the whole, though, I liked it. Despite is frenetic and often erratic pacing and occasional sheer weirdness, it was well written, well shot, well directed (though I am convinced that had Tarantino directed the entire film we might be talking about one of the greatest movies ever made as opposed to a merely good one), and well acted. I just wish Madsen had had a bigger part.
I give it a seven.