"Walk down the right back alley in Sin City, and you can find anything... "

Rating: Null/10 (8 April 2005)

Usually I'm not a fan of movies that are ripped from the comics because in my opinion they never do the original characters, story lines or art/artists any justice. But this time around I thought it may be different, with Robert Rodriguez on board as director along with Frank Miller (the man behind Sin City), himself. I was kind of excited about this one from the get-go especially with Quentin Tarantino having a guest directive spot , but thought maybe I'm just getting my hopes up.. Anyway, I got to see the movie on Friday night. I am a fan of the original graphic novels, the art is just so gritty and beautiful, completely black and white (no shades of gray) with splashes of color on distinctive characters and tangibles.
Let me tell you, it's worth it to go see this movie, I really enjoyed it, although it might not be someone's particular taste who isn't into the Dick Tracy meets Gotham City sort of thing. If you can stand the tacky and satirical old-school film noir movie narrative (akin to the writing of Frank Miller's novels), it really turns out to be a must-see.
The cinematography is really what stood out the most for me, it was amazing and as close as you could possibly get to the actual art in the original novels. It was just beautifully and AWESOMELY done. But then again how could I expect anything less with the 3 creative geniuses I mentioned above at hand? I can die happy now.