Pretty Sick, but decent.

Rating: 6/10 (31 October 2005)

Sin City undoubtedly has a good premise.The revolutionary visuals,the A list cast, Rodriguez as director,and the fact its a comic book adaptation,due to the success of Spiderman etc.However this isn't your average comic book adaptation. Put simply,Sin City is sick.Alright,there's probably a lot more gruesome stuff out there I haven't seen yet,but i'm not the most easily repulsed person and I thought it went a bit far.Don't get me wrong,I don't object to a scantily clad Jessica Alba,or even a disgusting yellow guy,but the cannibalism and blows to parts of the anatomy better not mentioned here were just too much for me.To only mention this when reviewing the film however would be unfair though.Good performances come from Bruce Willis(yes,this is somehow possible),and perhaps Alba,although the sheer amount of stars on show mean some parts are clearly limited,such as that of Elijah Wood,who doesn't have a line,or Josh Hartnett.The story itself is OK,but it is difficult to take the film as a whole as the story is split into three,an understandable drawback of the adaptation from book to film.Basically three different characters pursue justice or love in a city filled with vice. Overall,Sin City is definitely something different and has its good points ,but is a bit too gruesome.