You have to see it To Believe It!!!

Rating: 10/10 (2 April 2005)

"Sin City" is the greatest comic book adaptation of all time. Nevermind 'Spider-Man 2', which is the best SUPERHERO movie ever, But NOT the best COMIC BOOK film ever.
Directed by Robert Rodriguez ('Desperado', 'El Mariachi'), Frank Miller himself (author of 'Sin City' and 'Batman: The Dark Knight Returns'), and featuring a special guest directing job by Quentin Tarantino ('Pulp Fiction' , 'Kill Bill'), 'Sin City' tells three tales (four if you think about it). The stories are 'The Hard Goodbye', 'The Big Fat Kill', and 'That Yellow Bastard'. The cast is spectacular in this film with Mickey Rourke having the biggest impact. There is little humor in the film but what little there is, is very amusing actually. Without giving it away, one of the funniest parts is with Marv (M. Rourke) driving the car and questioning a thug in a very...um...unusual way. "I don't know about you, but i'm having a blast." he says. 'The Hard Goodbye' tells the tale of Marv who falls in love with a hooker named Goldie (Jamie King) who went to Marv for protection. He wakes up to find her murdered while they were both sleeping. He then goes on a rampage of revenge and boy, does he find it. He comes across a cannibalistic mute named Kevin who is utterly shocking. Without speaking a word, this boy will give you nightmares. This is all that will be shed about 'The Hard Goodbye'.
'The Big Fat Kill' revolves around Dwight McCarthy (Clive Owen) who is a Private Detective and goes to track down his current girlfriend's ex, Jackie Boy (Benicio Del Toro) who is ruthlessly brutal physically and verbally to Shellie (Brittany Murphy - '8 Mile'), Dwight's new girl. He ends up getting himself in a scenario that endangers the trust in Sin City between the cops, the mob and the prostitutes (who are the only 'innocent and decent' people in the town). He happens to get in trouble when he accidentally kills Benicio Del Toro and fights with himself mentally to figure out if Jackie Boy's decapitated head is talking on its own or just a figment of his imagination. These scenes are highly entertaining! Also features the characters of Becky (Alexis Bledel - TV's 'Gilmore Girls'), Gail (Rosario Dawson - 'Alexander'), and Miho (Devon Aoki - '2Fast 2Furious') in unforgettable roles.
The last story, in my opinion is the best because the characters in the film are all one dimensional yet they are pulled off perfectly. There is not enough time in each story to develop each character so don't look for any. But, in 'That Yellow Bastard', John Hartigan (played perfectly by Bruce Willis, who can play these kinds of roles in his sleep) is a retiring cop out to save one more girl, Nancy Callahan (Jessica Alba - 'Honey') from the clutches of the Senator's pedophilia son, Junior (Nick Stahl - HBO's 'Carnivale', 'Terminator 3'). Hartigan saves her but not before being betrayed by his partner, Bob (Michael Madsen - 'Reservoir Dogs', 'Kill Bill') and soon he is set up and sentenced to 8 years in prison after the system frames him for kidnapping and 3 other crimes that Junior has done. 8 Years pass and Hartigan goes to check on Nancy and finds that she is now 'grown up and filled out'. Quick note: Jessica Alba is SOOOOO MUCH FUN to watch. When the DVD comes out her dancing scenes will be played in slow-mo. Hartigan finds that Junior is now the deformed Yellow Bastard out for revenge. I cannot give out the entire details because this is meant to make you want to see it, not tell you what happens.
Starring: Bruce Willis (Die Hard), Mickey Rourke (Man On Fire), Clive Owen (Closer), Benicio Del Toro (Traffic) in the main roles. Also featuring Josh Hartnett (whose best scene is near the closing), Jessica-I-can-get-you-hot-as-a-DRESSED-Stripper-Alba, Brittany Murphy, Rosario Dawson, Alexis Bledel, Michael Clarke Duncan (Big boy from 'Armageddon' & 'Green Mile'), Michael Madsen, Carla Gugino (who is naked most of the time thankfully), Jamie King (same with her too), Devon Aoki, Rutget Hauer (finally in something NOT straight to video), Powers Booth, Nick Stahl and Mr. Frodo Baggins himself, Elijah Wood as Kevin 'The Cannibal'.
Reminder: 'Sin City' is NOT for the faint of heart!!! This is the bloodiest film i've ever seen with the exception of 'The Passion' and has enough splatter action that would make the D-Day sequence of 'Saving Private Ryan' seem like child's play. Armed to the teeth with decapitations, dismemberment, cannibalism, shootouts giving exit wounds the size of watermelons on the victims, Car crashes, Explosions, Naked gorgeous women (though it's not consistent, just in small parts), a bad ass Private Eye, A determined street fighter and an aging cop with a bum ticker you can't help to accept as a third Grandfather that some of the little girls would have a crush on.
But, With visuals that make you wish for more movies in this style, Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller, and Quentin Tarantino have crafted a film noir that is so utterly spectacular, you have to see it to believe it.