Review of Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014) by Bruce B — 27 Dec 2014
Sin City, similar to the first film, a the perfect example of style over substance. It's a film essentially made up of three short stories, which I'll call the gambler, the sex goddess, and the vengeful stripper for the purpose of this review, that are loosely connected to one another through setting and a few characters.
The problem is, only one of those stories (the sex goddess) is even remotely interesting. The other two range from abysmal to mediocre and are filled with lazy writing and ludicrous action sequences. I love the style and the cinematography of the film and think the acting was outstanding across the board but no movie can overcome a complete and utter lack of content.
The "sex goddess" story was actually very good. It had an intriguing plot, characters will motivations that made sense, and it developed really well. The action sequence at the end was ridiculous but outside of a flying ninja prostitute, an expanded version of that story would've made for a fantastic film in and of itself.
Unfortunately the other two stories dragged it down to, what I consider a rating that equates to "watch for free but don't spend money on it".
This review of Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014) was written by Bruce B on 27 Dec 2014.
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For has generally received mixed reviews.
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