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Jessica Alba, Bruce Willis, Alexis Bledel, Powers Boothe, Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen, Devon Aoki, Rosario Dawson, Elijah Wood, Benicio Del Toro, Jude Ciccolella (more)VOD (2)
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Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark... Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home -- Crooked cops, sexy dames, desperate vigilantes. Some are seeking revenge, others lust after redemption, and then there are those hoping for a little of both. A universe of unlikely and reluctant heroes still trying to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care. (Miramax Films)
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What a great experience! Captivating comic-book stylisation, great characters and a very entertaining story. With someone dying almost every minute, there’s a constant parade of new characters, but it doesn’t come with the problems associated with the need of introducing someone new all the time, it comes at neck-breaking speed. I don’t know why I postponed watching this film for so long. 9/10
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Sin City is a phenomenon. As a whole, it's perhaps a bit inconsistently segmented, so that the individual episodes don't really support or complement the development of the rest, but I still can't get most of the segments out of my head and I'm always happy to watch it again – Rodriguez has stylized the film in a fiercely sexy way, inoculated it with juicy comic violence, and pumped it up with a plethora of great actors who absolutely nail their already interesting roles (Rourke, Willis, and Owen in descending order are the best). The atmosphere works, and Sin City is such a dirty, bleak and unpredictable place that I could have stayed in it a bit longer. Emotions aside, this is a pure visual experience... 80%
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I was really looking forward to Sin City, partly because of the advertisement that thundered that there hasn't been anything like it before, and also because so many well-known actors were involved in this miracle... I mean film. That's why the final form disappointed me. Robert Rodriguez didn't understand the fundamental difference between the two media, and his admiration for comic book material completely blinded him. It's as if someone decided to film a novel word for word, sentence by sentence. It would be a monstrosity, as these are two completely different media. The same applies to the relationship between comics and films, even though they are closer due to the emphasis on visual elements. Sin City lacks what makes a film a film - a film script. The comic reader imagines the story between the panels, so the author works with exaggeration and the comic stimulates the imagination. This doesn't apply to the film, which requires more dialogue and character development so that they don't remain flat figures. Sin City is nothing more than a moving comic. It cannot satisfy fans of either medium. Certainly, it is visually interesting, even captivating at first glance, and the women embody the erotic fantasies of many men. But that's just not enough... Overall impression: 55%.
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It’s hard to rate a movie consisting of several chapters, so I’ll have a stab at good old average. The Hard Goodbye: The first and, at the same time the best chapter tells a tale of revenge. Marv (the excellent Mickey Rourke) wakes up one morning only to find out that the woman he loved like nothing else on earth was murdered right next to him while he slept. So he goes in search of the murderer and his path is paved with a sea of bodies. This amazingly gloomy and all-round pretty dark story scores points on all fronts. The best, well.. “positive" protagonist (Marv), the best negative character (Kevin), best chapter and mainly the most fun. *****. The Big Fat Kill: Now follows the weakest chapter. It’s still pretty decent, but not as entertaining like the first two. It has a pathetic villain and Clive Owen is rather lackluster. And the only really excellent scene is the work of Tarantino (the dialog in the car). *** That Yellow Bastard: The second best chapter. Despite being such a “grandpa", Bruce Willis is still amazingly awesome, just like he used to be and the villain is good and slippery, disgusting and yellow. The only thing that is a little shaky is the romantic subplot, where Jessica Alba does more harm than good for the story. She is a sight to behold, no discussion, but the movie should leave it at that. Nevertheless, very strong ****. Rodriguez transferred the entire comic book to the movie almost frame by frame, occasionally succeeding, occasionally not. Let`s hope that he will hone this into perfection for part two.
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Likely the most faithful comic book adaptation in a live-action film. Zack Snyder tried hard with Watchmen, but it just didn't work there. Nor did it in this case. Frank Miller drew the comic cinematically, and Robert Rodriguez understood that, bringing each frame to life, giving faces of well-known actors to the characters, and creating a contemporary noir. Or maybe even the future. Beautifully stylized, beautifully gritty, and incredibly entertaining. Yes, I have a soft spot for Rodriguez just like I do for Tarantino, and his action-packed B-movies are simply captivating. We’ll do this again sometime.
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