130 out of 158 people found the following review helpful:

Just watch this film!

A Customer from London, 27th May, 2005

I dont want to hype this film too much as this provides more scope for disapointment. If you want to decide for yourself, all i'll say is go and see it. If you want to read my gushy feelings about this film, then read on! This has to be one the best films ive seen in years, probably sits firmly in my top 5 films of all time. The black and white with the colour spots is really effective at creating atmosphere. Its stylish, graphic, violent, sexy and fast. If you like films like pulp fiction, kill bill etc then see this movie. If you prefer realistic movies then this isnt for you, as its far fetched to the max. (being based on a comic) Mickey Rourke and Rosario Dawson stole the show for me. Mickey for his character - what an amazing, complicated character! Rosario, as she was the reason i went to see this is the first place, one of the hottest women on this planet! Im still in awe of this movie... I saw it last night, and couldnt sleep last night as my head was full flashing stylised snippets from the movie... remembering parts id forgotten and giggling to myself. It really is quite funny as well... some nice cheesy one liners thrown in here and there. Deffinitely THE movie of 2005, no doubt!

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46 out of 58 people found the following review helpful:

Guilty Pleasure

Mike Thomas from South Wales, 15th June, 2005

Liberal fingers have been levelled at this Rodriguez/Miller directorial offering: too violent, overly misogynous, no plot, all flash and no substance. Which, as usual, is completely missing the point. This is groundbreaking, rip-roaring stuff with a cast to die for and style in spades. Who says actors can't act without sets surrounding them? There's greenscreen a-go-go here and everyone does their job with aplomb - unlike the limp, technically similar 'Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow'. 'Sin City' IS a graphic novel on screen, and everything Rodriguez and Miller said it would be. Yes, it's violent - sometimes butt-clenchingly so (how many characters end up losing parts of their genitalia?). Yes, it's misogynistic - female characters are either hookers-with-hearts, damaged waifs or damsels in need of rescuing. But look at it for what it is: a comic, or graphic novel, brought to life. It's film noir to the max, with characters that are hard-to-like charicatures in a Chandleresque, hard-boiled triptych of pulpy stories. It has it's roots in the films and comics of the thirties and forties - a while before women were seen as equals in the eyes of men - where girls were 'dolls' or 'dames' and treated accordingly. It's stylistic, fantastical stuff - not a reflection of real life. And that's exactly how you should approach it. Black and white with splashes of vivid colour, 'Sin City' sets a new benchmark. Willis, Rourke, Dawson, Del Toro and even Clive Owen excel in their roles. The three intertwining, overlapping stories - a la Pulp Fiction - are pacy, funny, gory and at times laugh-out-loud funny or toe-curlingly hideous. Gun-toting hookers? Samurai chicks? Beheadings, dismemberment, explosions and gravelly vocieovers? Love, redemption, gang warfare and cannibalism? All present and correct. Take this as it comes and you'll enjoy it - but be warned: Bridget Jones' Diary it ain't.

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36 out of 47 people found the following review helpful:

unpleasent and dissapointing

Grumpy Pants from Macclesfield, 6th August, 2006

I had been looking forward to this film and was very dissapointed. The style of the film is interesting but the actual story and characters are unpleasent and not very interesting. I couldn't sympathise with anyone and got fed up with the over the top violence and torture. I've read a few of the comic books and enjoyed them but they didn't translate well into the film. Overall I felt cheated.

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24 out of 34 people found the following review helpful:

A sin to miss it

Razzledazzle from Leicestershire, 16th May, 2005

This could possibly be the film of the year. There's very few criticisms you can throw at it, and even if you dare try, the quality outweighs the former by the buckletloads.

Speaking of which, if you like your gore by the bucket loads you won't be disappointed. This is a movie full of anti-heroes, with flash visuals making it a completely unique experience.

The cast is immense, the script, if not completely coherent is astonishingly brutal, rarely relenting in order to catch breath.

This is almost a masterpiece, and would be if the three storylines intwertwined a little bit more. That though is the only real gripe.

It's a fantastic movie in a fantastic world - this is what cinema is all about. Watch and enjoy. Other comic-book adaptations have never looked so lame.

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Excellent

GaryI from , 31st January, 2010

This is probably how comic book based movies should look. Stylishly interesting and definitely for adults. The noirish concept of Frank Miller's books are brought to life here and very well indeed. Cast is excellent all round.

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Sin City

A Customer from Thornton Heath, 13th December, 2009

Great visuals, dark and moody. Well cast with some great performances from Bruce Willis and Clive Owen. V stylish film and original film. Watch it.

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Awesome

TheRiddler13 from , 12th December, 2009

I rented this film and couldn't stop watching it. The way the stroies are told is superb. I recommend this to anyone who likes action films or comic books. You will laugh at the wisecracks the main characters say as they tell the story of a violent city. Be warned though it is gory but oh so amazing. =D

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Excellent

Adam from Kent, 24th November, 2009

I had no major expectations and was really entertained by this film. If you like something offbeat then try this out...

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