Amazing

Rating: 10/10 (8 April 2007)

This is how comic book/graphic novel adaptations should be done. Frank Miller's post-modern noir Sin City is a brilliant artwork. Dark, gritty, dirty, sexy, sleazy and violent. Adaptations have ranged from great (Spiderman) to the truly abysmal (Hulk). Sin City lies in the perfect range, Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller and Special Guest Director Quentin Tarantino captured the novel and brought it beautifully to screen with an extremely talented cast of veterans and young ones.
Writer Frank Miller weaves a Pulp Fiction style narrative throughout the twisted streets, alleys, bars and people of Sin City flawlessly. All the actors embellish their roles. Bruce Willis, Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke (especially), Elijah Woods, Nick Stahl and Benicio Del Toro are all fantastic. Likewise, the women are amazing. Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, Brittany Murphy, Devon Aoki, Jaime King and Alexis Bledel are perfect in their roles.
The look of Sin City is stunning and gorgeous. It is primarily black and white with splashes of bright red and yellow. The violence is very visceral and stylized with plenty of decapitations, stabbings, slicing and shooting occurring throughout, shot very nicely as well.
In short, Sin City is brilliant in all aspects and the sequel is very highly anticipated in this viewer's books.
5/5