The best movie I have seen in a LONG time.

Rating: 10/10 (3 April 2005)

Sin City is quite possibly the best movie I have ever seen... and I'm no lightweight when it comes to seeing movies. Everything about the movie was wonderful: it had just the right amount of humor, just the right amount of violence, and while it may have been a bit heavy on the sex, it hardly matters. And even then, it wasn't only a little bit heavy on the sex, so it's even less of a problem. Stylistically, the movie is pretty close to perfect, near as I can see it. The visual choices they made were just pure brilliance, in every possible way. It felt like watching a comic book. It felt like watching Frank Miller's Sin City. Which was, of course, the point. It wove the various story lines together dramatically, sensically, and artistically. Plus, the ending is just perfect. I have always had a pet peeve with people applauding movies (they can't hear you, people!), but as soon as that credit music started to play, those words began to roll, and the lights came on... I damned near gave it a standing ovation. Twice.
In short, Sin City is the most gratifyingly unwholesome feel-good movie I have ever seen, and I plan on giving it as much free advertising as I can possibly muster.