Excellent adult viewing

Rating: 9/10 (14 July 2005)

The actors were superb in this movie, reminding me of gritty film noir flicks without the soap opera like acting of those olden days. Any fan of old detective classics such as PI Marlow himself will be impressed. Any fan of comic book artwork will absolutely adore this movie. Certainly, the language and violence are not meant for kids. However, such things are at least not gratuitous. The use of black and white vs. the rare dramatic use of color throughout the movie was exceptionally well done. Don't listen to anyone trying to compare this movie to 'Pulp Fiction' either, though that was certainly an interesting film as well. 'Sin City' is completely unique and the feel of it is something that really can't be grouped with other movies. Rutger Hauer provided a performance even better than what he delivered in 'Blade Runner'.