Walk down the right back alley in Sin City and you can find anything.
Sin City is infested with criminals, crooked cops and sexy dames, some searching for vengeance, some for redemption and others, both. The film incorporates storylines from three of Miller's graphic novels including Sin City, which launched the long-running, critically acclaimed series, as well as That yellow bastard and The big fat kill. John Hartigan (Bruce Willis) is a cop with a bum ticker and a vow to protect stripper Nancy (Jessica Alba). Marv (Mickey Rourke) is an outcast misanthrope on a mission to avenge the death of his one true love, Goldie (Jaime King). Dwight (Clive Owen) is the clandestine love of Shelley (Brittany Murphy), who spends his nights defending Gail (Rosario Dawson) and her Old Towne girls (Devon Aoki and Alexis Bledel) from Jackie Boy (Benicio Del Toro), a dirty cop with a penchant for violence.
Special Agent Matti
Sin City is visually stimulating and well worth seeing on that merit alone but the story is comparatively weak. Some of this comes from the repetition of its themes (revenge, death, sacrifice, innocence) and the ronde plot structure (goes round and round the same characters). The style varies between film noir and cartoonish and the acting is forced to follow suit, not always a good thing.
Yet Sin City manages to overcome most of its weaknesses and ends up well worth the money you spend on watching it. Micky Rourke (as a hideously deformed monster with a good heart) is good. So is Bruce Willis.
MA 15+ (Medium level violence)
124 minutes (2:04 hours)
Film: 14 July 2005
DVD retail: 30 November 2005
DVD retail: 8 November 2006 - Recut
