Quite Simply... Awesome

Rating: 8/10 (12 April 2005)

Where do I begin? Being a big fan of the comic-to-screen genre of movie, I couldn't wait to see this - and I certainly wasn't disappointed.
Take the better bits of flicks like Creepshow, The Maltese Falcon and Casablanca, combine it with the viscera and energy of Pulp Fiction, throw in some sensational performances (notably by Mickey Rourke and Elijah Wood), dowse heavily with simply stunning special effects, crank up the tension and atmospherics to eleven - and you have before you the beautiful-ugly that is Sin City.
Don't be put off by the fact that this movie is in black & white, or that it lends itself to the film-noir genre - its fast, furious and bloody good fun.
Quite simply... awesome. Expect to see this nominated for a couple of Oscars at next years Award Ceremony. Certainly the best movie I've seen so far this year, and arguably one of the finest movies ever made - and I don't sling praise like that around readily. Make a date, and go spend a couple of hours with Marv and the boys - you wont regret it.
9.3 out of 10