Review of Sin City (2005) by Joe C — 23 Jun 2015
Robert Rodriguez's and Frank Miller's (and for one scene, Quentin Tarantino's) interwoven tale of vigilantes lashing out against the corruptness of government and man has a strong case to be the most polarizing movie ever made, with it gracing the bottom of many lists as well as the top.
The great big mess o' pulpy noir action known as Sin City, adapted from Miller's comic series, blended cutting-edge digital backlot technology with gritty, gleefully violent imagery, a marquee cast, plenty of mysogenistic overtones, and an unkillable Mickey Rourke.
Forget Chaucer, this Miller's tale is black and white but blood-red all over, as his bone-crunching, boner-inducing, morally bankrupt hyper-noir universe is realized like a comic book at 24fps. Where most multifaceted films use the narrative as a catalyst for an inspirational, moving tale of personal connections barring distance, Sin City rolls around in blood and filth on the shopfloor.
This review of Sin City (2005) was written by Joe C on 23 Jun 2015.
Sin City has generally received very positive reviews.
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