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Back in 2005, I had no interest in this film whatsoever but when I saw a while ago, I am ever so glad I watched it. Sin City is one of the most creative, coolest and most hard-hitting films that has ever been made. It is an absolutely brilliant film that I think is both underrated and overrated. Sin City is one of the finest examples of being called a cool film that is loved by a lot of film fans. Sin City is in my opinion along with Pulp Fiction one of the coolest films ever! I have to say that Sin City is loved more by teenagers than adults because they would have that cool taste about it and also a lot of teens as well as adults love violence in films. I love every single story in this film. They are all totally different but you have the same feelings about them. What I love about this film is that it doesnt only show the wide variety of violence within the film but also the wide variety of crime and what truly does happen in the world. Personally, I think it is probably a fact that The Dark Knight and Sin City are the greatest comic book adaptations of all time and they totally deserve to be.
This has one of the most amazing ensemble cast ever! I think that the three main leading actors in this film are three of the coolest actors of all time who can play characters who are cool: Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke and Clive Owen. They are all actors who can be deadly, charming and quite sensitive on occasions. Bruce Willis was awesome as Hartigan. Hartigan is an aging cop who is protecting a stripper called Nancy Callahan from danger. What I find weird is that Bruce Willis makes Hartigan an old man but Bruce himself isnt that old at all, really. Now, Mickey Rourke was absolutely perfect for Marv! Seeing Mickey as Marv was almost precisely the same as what Marv looks like in the comic book itself. Marv is a man who has a passionate night with a woman called Goldie but wakes up to find her head. To avenge her death, he goes on a hunt to find out who killed her. Marv is the most brutal character within the film because he kills his victims so deadly. Clive Owen was amazing as well as Dwight. Dwight is a man who is in love with a woman called Shellie. When he spends his time with her, he has to protect Gail and her Old Town Girls (group of prostitutes) from Jackie Boy who likes to make violence. Dwight is my favourite character from the whole film mostly because Clive Owen is my favourite actor out of the actors in Sin City. Jessica Alba is a bad actress all around but she is so damn HOT. She was actually really good as Nancy Callahan. She surprisingly has everything that Nancy has. I realised that this is a film that shouldnt be taken seriously when it comes to acting but should have actors who are able to portray the characters and Jessica managed to do that. Other actors Benicio Del Toro, Brittany Murphy, Elijah Wood, Michael Clarke Duncan, Mickey Rourke, Rosario Dawson, Michael Clarke Duncan and more did excellent jobs in this film as well.
Frank Miller isnt a brilliant filmmaker but he is an absolute genius and writing comic books! He did a good job in this film and I am glad that he chose to direct this film. He showed how bad he can be in The Spirit but Sin City showed how good he can be. Sin City was directed like it was just for pure entertainment and also to send out an important message. I think that there were some Oscar nominations that were robbed from this film. I think it should have been nominated for Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects and Best Make-Up. Sin City is probably the most popular film of 2005 and it deserves to be one of the best but it doesnt quite beat Brokeback Mountain. The script is that sort of script that I think Quentin Tarantino would write because I find the script of Sin City very similar to Pulp Fiction because they are very original and are written in a certain style.
Overall, Sin City is the ultimate graphic novel film that I dont think will ever be beaten. It is one of the most violent films ever and is also one of the coolest films that I have ever watched. It is one of my favourite films as well as one of the most entertaining and thrilling thrill rides in film history.
10/10
