Legally obscene

Rating: 3/10 (9 October 2007)

Sin City is pornography. And I am not referring to the small bit of nudity: I am referring to the wanton, senseless, nihilistic violence throughout the entire tome. It is pornographic because it is an escapist fantasy; as others have pointed out, it would be unacceptable shot in full-color.
The lack of color is not merely an interesting visual technique: it is a metaphor for the colorlessness of most of these characters, which is why they blend together and the "plot," if you will call it that, hangs together like a soggy potato chip.
Do we really need another movie in which the Christian cleric and the Crucifix-sporting brat are the bad guys? We are all well-aware that Hollywood is full of immoral Christophobes, so without any meaningful commentary, is there any point?
If you're looking for eye candy, you can do better. If you're looking for a good story, about the only thing below this is "Batman Returns."