Basin City Lives through Sin CIty

Rating: 10/10 (17 June 2005)

The first thing I would like to say is that a goddamn love this movie it's so fresh, original and sexy it completely blew me away. With me been a huge fan of the graphic novels I went in the cinema with a cringe hoping that Rodriguez didn't ruin one of the greatest graphic novels ever, even with Frank Miller co-directing.
But wow, the dialogue is word for word and even the frames are exactly like the comic, even when you go down to little things like lighting and sound. The actors are all chosen perfectly for the film especially, Elijah Wood as Kevin and Bruce Willis as Hartigan, which both shocked me in their performances even though Elijah doesn't say a word in the whole film. The perfect actor cast in this film and who is the heart of the graphic novels is Marv played by Mickey Rouke he surprised me the most because he portrays the character perfectly to the last plaster.
The movie has everything, love, hate, revenge, death, war and some bad-ass action and fighting beautiful brought to life for the screen.
The Three stories the film portrays are The Big Fat Kill, That Yellow Bastard and The Hard Goodbyue which are some interesting stories but can't wait to see if they do Familt Values and A Dame to Kill for.
The world is truly believable even though it is all green screen which makes the movie one of the greatest CGI movies of all time. So, to leave you with a summary it is the best adapted comic book adaptation even better than X-men. The characters are fully rounded and the performances mesmerising. Rodriguez has gained the respect of me and hopefully of you as one of the most imaginative directors in today's cinema.
P.S -- Go see this movie if you don't your dumb.
J.T McGrath