A simple viewer with a simple view

Rating: 2/10 (5 March 2006)

Am I the only movie goer who is irritated by a droning voice over narration throughout the duration of a film? While it shouldn't come as a surprise that this medium would be used in a film that is basically a graphic novel reproduced for theater goers, the overuse of this annoying storytelling tool in Sin City is the worst offense I have ever witnessed in my entire time watching films.
Sin City is so overloaded with narration it is more accurate to describe it as a 2 hour and 20 minute monologue with some film attached to it. And despite the fact that I have never appreciated voice over, Sin City is the first film that ever created the desire to tell the actors doing the voices to "please shut up, I'm trying to watch a movie here." It's difficult to judge the rest of the film because the nuisance of the constant drone (it might as well have been Charlie Brown's teacher after half an hour) made it hard to enjoy what might have been a worthy effort. And while continual commentary into the thoughts of characters in panels on a page may prove to be an entertaining and effective gimmick, it ought to be obvious to accomplished directors like Rodriguez and Tarantino that what works well in a graphic novel doesn't necessarily work well in film.
Unforgivable.