Sin City A Solid Movie From A Graphic Novel

Rating: 8/10 (8 June 2009)

Sin City is a solid movie from a graphic novel brought to the big screen by Robert Rodriguez. A great cast of talented actors help bring this movie to the big screen. Most of their screen time maybe limited but they make the best of their roles. The movie is set in a city overrun by corruption where the ladies are just as dangerous as the men. The cast is full of great talent for the most part. Jessica Alba is okay as Nancy a stripper but her character isn't memorable like some others. Devon Aoki does a good job in a role with no dialogue as one of the prostitutes of Olde Town. Alexis Bledel is decent as Becky another one girl from Olde Town who ends up being a backstabber. Rosario Dawson is convincing as Gail the leader of the Olde Town girls in her short screen time. Benicio Del Toro makes the best of his brief villain role as Jackie Boy a cop with penchant for violence but his part is cut short. The two actors to stand out are Clive Owen as Dwight a murderer with a new face who tries to stop Jackie Boy and Mickey Rourke as Marv a thug after the one responsible for killing his love Goldie. They both leave an impression even with their short screen time and are the best characters in the movie. Rourke's Marv provides some much needed dark comic relief to the film and Owen brings an intensity to his character Dwight. Well done. Bruce Willis shows up early on and then disappears for most of the movie only to show up near the end again but he makes the best of his smart part to play in the movie as well. The rest of the supporting cast including Jamie King, Josh Hartnett, Carla Gugino, Michael Clarke Duncan, Michael Madsen, Nick Stahl, Rutger Hauer, and Elijah Wood in a non-speaking role as one of the villains do what they can in their brief cameos but aren't developed enough for you to care about them or understand the reasons behind their actions. The pacing was a little slow and the voice overs done by the characters was a bit much at times but the good outweighs the bad. Overall Sin City is an entertaining graphic novel turned into movie using state of the art special effects that is obviously CGI but it fits the tone of the film. What really makes this movie work is the talented all star cast who help bring these imaginary characters from the graphic novels by Frank Miller to life. Sin City is sure to please any fan of Miller, Rodriguez, or graphic novels whose looking for a good movie to watch with equally impressive performances by most of the cast.