Sin City's noir trappings are just empty attitude.
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04/23/05
Sin City (2005)
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Reviews Counted:232
Fresh:179
Rotten:53
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: Visually groundbreaking and terrifically violent.
Theatrical Release:03-06-2005
Synopsis: Adapted from Frank Miller's graphic novels, SIN CITY is Robert Rodriguez's striking film noir infused with fantasy, taking place in a world where it is eternally nighttime and everything is... [More]
Starring: Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson
Director: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez
Reviews for Sin City
41 - 60 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Take the scene from Braveheart where Mel Gibson rides up on to the Scottish Lord's bed with his horse and drills him in the face with a mace. Now multiply that by a hundred.
04/22/05
Too brutal and gratuitous to appreciate the stunning visuals.
04/21/05
Time will tell if Sin City is more than its moment, but at the moment, it's definitely one of the most interesting films on the planet.
04/17/05
A dark, depressing, dismal descent into graphic violence without pain masquerading as comic-book stylistic filmmaking. Hard to believe anybody could find this entertaining.
04/16/05
'...this is definitely a place you need to visit.'
04/15/05
With great panache and a broad wink at its audience, "Sin City" cranks up the heat and dices up the double-talk.
04/15/05
A half a notch below the Kill Bill films but very much worth seeing.
04/14/05
Expands the geography of Hollywood's junky anti-aesthetic...There are a million stories in Rodriguez's hellish, half-naked city, and all of them stink to high heaven.
04/13/05
Its kinetic energy and embrace of film noir tropes provide a surge of adrenaline and testosterone for the fanboy universe.
04/13/05
Beautiful craftsmanship, at times, even magnificent, but weakens, repeats, can't keep itself together.
04/11/05
...a swaggering and ultra-violent flashy film noir with a sordid imagination...[a] colorful crime fantasy that radiates with lurid edginess
04/10/05
Even people who don’t like Sin City should find its images unforgettable. And — in this time of disposable blockbusters — that is a rare compliment.
04/08/05
Distraught, ornery, self-critical, these heroes are certainly more "anti" types than straight-ahead.
04/08/05
Sin City is the best comic book movie ever made.
04/08/05
This noir-ish study in black and white works with ravishing efficiency.
04/08/05
Batman would get his butt kicked in Sin City ...
04/08/05
Sin City translates the cool swagger and ultra-violence of Frank Miller's graphic novels to the screen with high fidelity.
04/08/05
Although Rodriquez grabs Miller's dialogue and uses his breathtaking panels as storyboards, he loses the connections and tragic back stories of the protagonists.
04/07/05
Violent pornography ... it's about as enjoyable as being bludgeoned to death.
04/07/05
Latest News for Sin City
April 23, 2008:
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August 03, 2007:
Frank Miller's Spirit Gets Its Star
Since being confirmed as the writer and director for 2009's live-action adaptation of the classic Will Eisner comic The Spirit, Frank Miller has resisted naming the actor who... More...
July 30, 2007:
Frank Miller Faults Weinsteins for Sin City 2 Delay
While sitting on a Comic Con panel, Frank Miller was asked about the hold-up on Sin City 2. (Numerous times, probably.) And it looks like the celebrated author / artist /... More...
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