Review of Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014) by Akshay H — 18 May 2015

A mundane and unoriginal rehash of the predecessor.

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For follows the same style of its predecessor. It has nothing new to offer and immensely lacks the intensity of the first film. The effects here much better make it feel more unreal than what already is. Again based on the comics, the Miller and Robert try to cash on the success of the first film and they fail. The only silver lining to this one is the character of Marv and Eva Green's acting. We also have Joseph Gordon Levitt as lucky gambler in the town who gets into trouble when he crosses road with the senator. Eva Green plays Ava, a manipulative woman, who first tricks Dwight (if you remember him, played by Josh Brolin this time though). Ava is the dame to kill for here and Eva Green pulls off another great act after her performance in 300 : Rise of Empire (coincidentally both sequels to Miller's comic-book based film). Jessica Alba is also there who has nothing more to do than dancing at Kadie's. Only in the last few minutes we get to see her in some action. The stories are less interesting and so are the characters this time around. The only parts enjoyed was the once involving Marv or Ava. All the brutal and stylish action in black & white felt new in the first film. This is just a poor rehash. If you are a hardcore fan of the first film, you may end up liking it as you will get to see more of the violent action again (honestly the action here is quite a lot less violent and impact). If not, don't bother.

RATING: [2/5].