Sin City
Starring Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Mickey Rourke
Written by Frank Miller and Directed by Frank Miller & Robert Rodriguez


Jessica Alba, Devon Aoki, Alexis Bledel, Powers Booth, Rosario Dawson, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Clarke Duncan, Carla Gugino, Josh Hartnett, Rutger Hauer, Jaime King, Michael Madsen, Brittany Murphy, Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke, Nick Stahl, Bruce Willis, Elijah Wood... Now how can you get a cast like that acting in material written by Frank Miller with Quentin Tarantino appearing as a guest director?! Easy -- your name is Robert Rodriguez.

Ever since he appeared on the scene with his frugal but energy infused, El Mariachi, which he made for a measly $7000, but made it look like three times that -- Robert Rodriguez has been the darling of film geeks everywhere. He knows what he is good at and delivers every time because of it. Whether it be another Spy Kids sequel or one of his Mexican shoot’em ups like Once Upon A Time in Mexico -- Rodriguez knows how to use his creativity to make a film that is always low on cash, but always high on energy and entertainment. So when it finally came time to do a Sin City film, which Hollywood has been trying to do for many, many years -- it was natural that Frank Miller would only let Robert Rodriguez touch his precious baby. Good thing he did.

Sin City looks f*cking awesome! Excuse my censored language, but it does! It literally is a living, breathing, fully functional comic book come to life. The panels, the shading, the dialogue, the emotion -- it is paper personified. The actors cast in the film are identical to their 2D counterparts and the energy of the books are not lost in translation. It is perfect.

Now, I am not saying that there is nothing wrong with the film, because there is -- but what I am saying is that the bridge from graphic novel to screen is immaculate. There are moments where things drag a bit as far as pacing and dramatic tension -- but again, the film looks so good that you find yourself bypassing them almost immediately. Also if you happen to have the chance to watch Sin City with a “lively” audience or watch it with the audience audio track that is available on the special edition DVD -- you will find out exactly how fun this film can be. Sin City is flawless film noir/graphic novel orientated fun. Do not miss it -- you’re eyes will never forgive you.


THE RUNDOWN:

The Good: A visually pleasing and immaculate screen adaptation of Frank Miller’s highly respected graphic novel.

The Bad: Pacing is a bit rough in some areas, but visuals distract you enough to overlook them.

The Law: Sin City is something your eyes need to see.