Sin City pushes the envelope and sets the standard for any Non-Mainstream comic-book movie

Rating: 10/10 (3 April 2005)

Fantastic movie. This is the first real "translation" of a comic book or graphic novel as opposed to an "adaptation". This is a true-testament to the power and beauty of the source material.
Sin City, albeit extremely violent and gory, hearkens back to older, more simple days, when the movies had terrible villains you wanted to see killed. The villains in this movie are the true scum of the earth, and the heroes are all tragically flawed. Despite these simplicities, the characterizations of the main players, Marv (mickey Rourke), Hartigan (Bruce Willis), Jackie Boy (benicio del toro), Dwight (clive Owen), was done very well. The stylized black and white, with intense lighting contrasts was amazing and groundbreaking. The use of color is both purposeful and powerful in every scene it is used. I especially thought the performance of Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, and benicio Del Toro were fantastic, with Rourke putting in his best performance to date.Miller and Rodriguez have done a great job. I can't quite figure out which scene Quentin Tarantino directed but I believe it's a scene with Devon Aoki's character, which seems very Kill Bill-ish. Anyone who is a fan of the comics will fall in love with this movie. Anyone who likes movies such as kill bill, pulp fiction, dick tracy, will also love it.
I would like to disclaim to everyone that while some of the characters have greater than life powers, Hartigan's and Marv's ability to take a beating, Elijah Wood with long, stabbing fingernails, it is NOT a superhero movie. It is a very intense, and graphic crime action/drama with very archetypal yet engaging characters.
This movie's uniqueness demands that everyone give it a first chance at least. I searched for something wrong with Sin City yet found it quite flawless. The only problem i had with this movie is that being in Austin, I did not get to work on it. I urge everyone to give it a chance.