Nasty Noir

Rating: 10/10 (29 November 2005)

Frank Miller's "Sin City" is a series of graphic novels which revolves around the inhabitants of Basin City, a cold and murky city in which law and order barely exists, and violence is an acceptable way of life.
Under the direction of Robert Rodriguez (With Miller and "Special Guest" Quentin Tarrantino on board as well), "Sin City" has been perfectly adapted from page to screen, with a cast of actors that amaze as much as the colors and scenery.
There are 3 stories in the film, but each one connected in its own way.
1) This story, which is the longest of the 3, centers around Marv (Mickey Rourke), a not-so-handsome brute whose fling with a woman named Goldie (Jaime King)ends with her winding up dead and Marv on a bloody path to vengeance, which leads to (Kevin) Elijah Wood, a silent-but-deadly guy that has a peculiar diet.
2)Dwight (Clive Owen)helps the ladies of Sin City when a hero cop he accidentally bumps off (Benicio Del Toro)becomes more trouble dead than alive. With the help of Gail (Rosario Dawson)and Miho (Devon Aoki), Dwight has to fight the gangsters that want to take over the ladies' territory, Manute (Michael Clarke Duncan)in particular.
3)Hartigan (Bruce Willis)is a soon-to-retire cop (Heart problems)that is determined to solve a case involving Roark Jr. (Nick Stahl), the insane son of Senator Roark (Powers Boothe), a corrupt politician. Hartigan saves a little girl named Nancy from him, but his career is destroyed in the process. Roark Sr., bent on revenge, makes sure that Hartigan is imprisoned for crimes he didn't commit. Hartigan, knowing that Nancy will be killed if he reveals the truth, stays silent. When he is released, he must save Nancy (Jessica Alba) from Yellow Bastard, who is determined to make Nancy scream.
The film is a nasty bit of noir: deep and rough narrations,incredibly brutal violence, sexy women that can hold their own against anyone,and bare flesh. Although the film is black and white, there are scenes where color seems to burst through, practically glowing.
This is not a good one for the kids, so you might want to avoid letting them see this