Brutally violent, not to be taken seriously.

Rating: 7/10 (19 May 2015)

Based on the famous comic book series with the same name (which I haven't heard of till I saw the film), Sin City is a brutally violent film set in the overly fictitious Basin City. One must not even remotely try to compare it with reality and just take it as comic book entertainment where unimaginable things can happen. The narrative consists of 4 short story-lines linked together in a particular sequence, similar to Pulp Fiction. Yet, it fails to achieve the same level of excellence with clichéd script and overly stylized action. I saw the directors extended cut where each of the 4 stories are completely separated, you can go for it if you can handle the long credits after each story (which was ridiculous).
The first story 'That Yellow Bastard' follows the story of Hartigan (Bruce Willis), an honest cop who is in danger after facing off with the corrupt senators son. The second 'The Customer is always right' wont make any sense till you see the entire film. The third 'A Hard Goodbye' follows Marv (Mickey Rourke), a bad-ass hunk who is almost impossible to kill. He plans to get rid of a even more horrific cannibal-killer Kevin (Elijah Wood). The last one, 'The Big Fat Kill', follows Dwight (Clive Owen) who has to handle a delicate situation between cops and the kick-ass girls of Old Town. The ones with Bruce Willis and Mickey Rourke were the best. Acting wise the cast is fabulous and has the commendable job. There are lots of things you need to link in order to get a proper linked story out of the 4 stories and the sequel (A dame to kill for). I would recommend forget it and just enjoy each story individually as in the end all of it wont make preach you anything. Everything is to be perceived only as entertainment nothing else. The level of violence is extreme. Each character feels like a nihilist. A persons head is smashed to pulp with bare hands, a mans hands and legs are cut and is fed to wolf alive. If you can handle such violence well and good, else don't bother to watch. The visual style of black & white with color to highlight works well with the neo-noir theme of the film. The dialogues feel a bit too cheesy at times and action sequences unrealistic. Anyways its just a comic book adaptation. Just enjoy it like that.
RATING: [3.5/5]