It'd be a Sin to miss out on this film, which is without a doubt the most faithful comic adaptation of all time.

Rating: 8/10 (4 April 2005)

Based on three of Frank Miller's Sin City graphic novels, Robert Rodriguez has co-directed the film with Miller himself to create the most loyal comic adaptation ever seen on screen. The film opens with the first portion of the story, That Yellow Bastard, which stars Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba and Nick Stahl. Willis is a detective named Hardigan tracking down a pervert who has kidnapped a little girl named Nancy (Alba plays the older Nancy).
One of the things I was really looking forward to was Powers Boothe and Michael Madsen. Two of my favorite actors, and I haven't seen them in role that fit them for a while. And I was not disappointed. Boothe owned the role of the slimy Governor Rourk. He fits the role. He gives a real darkness to the character. As for Madsen, he IS his role as Willis's "partner" Bob. He also gives a mysterious part to the role I can't quite put my finger on. But it's there.
He rescues her from the deranged son of Sin City's senator, Roark, Jr. (Nick Stahl). The story continues at the end with Nancy all grown up and sexy and the senator's son a little more yellow. The second story is The Hard Goodbye and follows the adventures of Marv, appropriately played by Mickey Rourke. Marv is a tough street fighter who's just had the night of his life with a beautiful woman named Goldie (Jaime King). He wakes up the next day to find her lying dead next to him. Marv unleashes a brutal quest for revenge, killing or reassembling anyone who gets in his way. Co-starring is Elijah Wood, Rutger Hauer and Powers Boothe.
Finally, The Big Fat Kill stars Clive Owen as Dwight, a P.I. trying to keep things clean in a dirty city. The cops are corrupt and have a deal with the hookers who live in Old Town  basically don't cause trouble and we'll turn a blind eye to what you do. When a cop winds up dead at the hands of the ladies of the night, the "something" is about to hit the fan. Co-starring are Rosario Dawson, Benicio Del Toro, Brittany Murphy and Michael Clarke Duncan. That's about as much info as I can give about these stories without spoiling the fun.
I absolutely love how the film opens. That one scene and all it's brilliant dialog more or less spells out what is yet to come. The film is 18A for a reason. It is incredibly brutal. For example, I'd never once thought I'd describe killings in a movie being more than one castration. You can expect blood to fly, heads to roll, limbs to be severed and pretty much everything else you can expect.
Mickey Rourke gives a brilliant performance as Marv. His whole scene I felt uncomfortable. It was an incredibly brutal scene, that involves an equally creepy Elijah Wood. I'll get to that later. Throughout the scene you can really understand why Marv is seeking revenge for his one night stand. He really was in love. He never had that before. Rourke really hit the nail on the head with this one. Elijah Wood gives his best performance ever, which is a non-speaking role, as the cannibalistic Kevin. A deeply disturbed man.
Bruce Willis gives yet another great performance. But who steals the show in the Willis saga is Jessica Alba just because, well you know. She's too sexy. But anywho. The reason why the movie is the greatest comic book movie ever made is because it looks and acts exactly like the comic book. The characters look and act exactly the way they were in the books. I imagine if you look at the comics and watched the movie, I wouldn't know the difference. It's just as brutal as the books, and it's brilliant use of colors and lack there of is even better.
I don't care what anyone says, this IS the best comic book movie ever. I respect their opinions of course, but it'll be difficult to find one that has the look and feel of the actually comic. That's what a comic book movie is supposed to be. And Sin City is all that, and so much more. Any fan of the comic, as I am, will NOT be disappointed. And it'll make fans out of it. As with many of my friends. This movie is a movie I will not soon forget.
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