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A film that explores the dark and miserable town Basin City and tells the story of three different people, all caught up in the violent corruption of the city.
Jessica Alba: Nancy Callahan
How do I describe Sin City(2005)? Put in simple terms, the masterpiece Sin City is without a doubt smart, stylish, sexy and sick. It's also violent and funny. Certainly not a film for the whole family, but for those of us who enjoy our movies rated Adult or 18, this flick kicks the head and the gut like a mule, pardon the pun.
So Frank Millar's three graphic novel stories are adapted into a film which literally screams straight from the pages themselves. Director Robert Rodriguez, collaborating with Frank himself, and even guest director Quentin Tarantino succeed in bringing the stories to life with splashes of black and white mixed with lashings of colour.
Sin City for years was a world that only existed on paper in black and white with splashes of colour, but it was enough to make Sin City live and breathe in ways that few others in the medium have ever been able to accomplish. Due to Frank Miller's dark, noir overtones which painted a very clear, and fully realized visual of every seedy back-alley and strip club. Also the cheap motel room in the fictional Basin City it became painfully obvious that it was just too visceral a place to ever be real in a way that could be upon film's frames, or at least we, including Miller himself, thought. We were wrong.
''My warrior woman. My Valkyrie. You'll always be mine, always and never. Never. The Fire, baby. It'll burn us both. It'll kill us both. There's no place in this world for our kind of fire. Always and never. If I have to die for you tonight, I will.''
This is THE comic movie we have been waiting for and it does not disappoint from the first overly dramatic voice-over to the last frame of the credit scroll. Telling three tales from Miller's world (The Hard Goodbye, The Big Fat Kill, and That Yellow Bastard) the comic transitions from paper to celluloid, flawlessly merging together these worlds. This is especially incredible for something so over the top and stylized like this, that it's almost hard to imagine that these are the actors you've grown to know and love for years. But they are and it all comes together beautifully.
The cast, crew, and artists involved in making this adaptation a reality should be commended for their service to the idea that a true comic book movie can, in fact, be made without making concessions to the masses, without altering the plot or changing the characters, and still manage to retain the feel that the ink on paper had while creating a truly entertaining film. Much of this film's success can be directly contributed to the fantastic casting job which encompasses an incredibly long list of a-list and up and coming celebs plus a few obscure but cult favorites, I'm talking to you Rutger; Who pulled off appearing in this and Batman Begins in the same year, plus the tag team direction of Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. Rodriguez should be particularly touted for pushing Miller to finally do this project, and for leading the way to make this the film that Miller always wanted it to be and that Rodriguez knew he could make.
''Deadly little Miho. She won't let you feel a thing unless she wants you to. She twists the blade. He feels it.''
The music is amazing and stylish, narration perfectly delivered, Rosario Dawson & Jessica Alba drool inducingly sexy!
Miho, Jackie Boy, Nancy, Gail, Manute...Loving all the Character's who come to life next to their comic-book representations. All three stories within Sin City are well knitted together here, will be interesting when the sequel comes out as it is a prequel. The Story and book aptly named A Dame to Kill For, will interestingly enough be the source material for Sin City 2. So expect Manute, Dwight and Gail to appear again and also characters you thought wouldn't be seen again. The concept of Sin City seems to be a paralleled thought, similar to the matyring heroes of 300. As with Frank Millar's mindset, we see through his work what he's truly thinking. Ironically we are all dead men, even our heroes, and this cannot be stressed enough in-between the lines of Sin. What makes it stand out further is that the town is corrupt but to stand up the corruption, a hero must do something sacrificial in defiance of the immoral villainous nature of it's denizens.
I'd also advise getting hold of the EXTENDED RECUT special edition immediately! Remember in the Cinema, the beginning, the gun Josh uses. It was silenced! Now in this version it's restored to how you saw it in theaters. Each Comic book Story can be seen in order,That Yellow Bastard, The Hard Goodbye,The Big Fat Kill & The Customer Is Always Right. It gives us the viewers more choice and flexibility, as if you're reading the actual novels themselves. Extra footage really adds unparalleled depth to an otherwise perfect adaptation.
Amazing Extended scenes, should be owned by any lover or fan of Sin City.
Dark noir Graphic Novels from Frank Millar directed by Robert Rodriguez.
Also a special mention to Tarantino for that marvelous scene with Dwight & Jackie Boy in the car.
"Hell's waking up every goddamn day and not even knowing why you're here."
"Never give an Irishman a cause for revenge."
"Better come clean with ya now, sweetheart. That was an outright lie I was giving ya about me revolver being wet. You see, I'm not too fond of shooting. It's my preference to blow things up. Once you blast the roof off a pub, and see all the parts flying off people, a little bang-bang's never going to match the sight of that. And here I am with all these fine grenades, and such a sweet beauty of a remote. But it's my knife I'll be doin' you with."
Sin City equals a Graphic Novel masterpiece. Original and noir drenched style on speed and then some.
Though Sin City has been claimed to be a guy film, I don't see why women cannot enjoy it too and know a fair number of women whom love it just as much as the next man. Yes, most of the women in Sin City are essentially prostitutes, but these women are just as powerful and iconic as the men and they defend their own territory, their own kind with unrivaled resonance. They are not portrayed only as mere sex objects.
Everything finely fits together in Sin City. It's Rodriguez's best work to date. Everyone involved in the making should be commended for their effort that's wonderfully captured. It's certainly not a film to sit down with the family (Yes, it's deservedly and strongly rated 18) but a great piece to view with friends or company. I'm eagerly awaiting the new installments of the saga by Frank Millar and helmed directorial wise by Robert Rodriguez.
''Aim careful, and look the devil in the eye.''
10/10
