beautiful in its monstrosity

Rating: Null/10 (1 April 2005)

I had high hopes for Sin City, and I was definitely not disappointed. I have always enjoyed films by Robert Rodriguez; I love his dark humor and his appreciation of the grotesque. I think Sin City is a movie that pulls no punches - Mickey Rourke did a great job as Marv, shading his turn as a killer with degrees of humanity and pathos. Many other fine performances here; loved Bruce Willis, Rutger Hauer(creepy), Elijah Wood (creepier), and many others. The pulpy dialogue was perfect, and I couldn't take my eyes off the gorgeous cinematography. The violence was cartoonlike (what a surprise!); my husband and I laughed through most of it, and we weren't the only ones. If you have ever seen any movies by Robert Rodriguez, you know what to expect; he has an uncompromising vision that we could use more of in film today.