"Sin City"

Rating: 10/10 (5 April 2005)

A new film by Robert Rodriguez("Dusk Till Dawn", "Desperado") along with fellow director and friend Quentin Tarantino("Pulp Fiction", "Kill Bill"), "Sin City" follows up on the original comic series by Frank Miller about a corrupt and sinful city and it's unforgettable characters. Among many of the big names in this new box-office hit, some include BRUCE WILLIS("Armaggedon", "Die Hard"), JESSICA ALBA ("Idle Hands", "Fantastic Four"), MICKEY ROURKE("The Rainmaker", "Once Upon A Time In Mexico"), CLIVE OWEN("Sharman", "Bent"), ROSARIO DAWSON("Josie And The Pussycats", "Men in Black 2"), BRITTANY MURPHY("8-Mile", "Just Married"), ELIJAH WOOD("Lord of the rings", "The Faculty"), and JAIME KING("White Chicks", "Pearl Harbor")

The film's plot surrounds three story lines, each one about a character whose morals rise above the lowest low's of Sin City. One such following the struggle for a young girls innocence by a tough-as-nails detective Harnigan(WILLIS). Harnigan must go against all that represents the city, including it's corrupt law-system, in order to do what is right...
The second story depicts a mongoloid warrior of our day and age named Marvin(ROURKE), who is framed for the murder of a partic-ularly special hooker named Goldie(KING) and must fight to regain his name, and gain vengeance on her true assailant. As many find him guilty for the crime he didn't commit, the determined Marv is indeed assured to set things somewhat right in a city of pure evil...
The last tale is of the cities street hookers whose limited power prepares to fall as the shaky truce of Sin City and the streets "leading ladies" begins to crumble. The only hope for a solu- tion is a local street-rough known as Dwight(OWEN), mistress hooker Gail(DAWSON) and her crew of sexy and dangerous ladies. Together, they fight to uphold a weak-peace between those who run the streets, and those that run everything...
A very stylish film which closely follows the original ideals of Rodriguez/Tarantino films, "Sin City" is a must-see action film, and a detailed adrenaline rush for those who closely follow other films by the director. Also including names such as JOSH HARNETT, DEVON AOKI, MICHAEL CLARKE-DUNCAN, BENECIO DEL TORO, ALEXIS BLEDEL, MARLEY SHELTON and MICHAEL MADSEN, "Sin City" will very well become an instant classic, and one of the most entertaining films today.