DVD AND MOVIE REVIEWS

 


 

SIN CITY
by PoeticCrow

If you are a fan of the graphic novels you won't be disappointed. In fact, you will be impressed with the love and devotion that went into this film. If you aren't aware of the graphic novels, I really couldn't give you an honest opinion on how you will receive it. This is not a translation of the comic, but a recapturing of it for film. It is no wonder why Frank Miller got CO-director credits because it looks like it got lifted right out of the pages.

Surprises?

Clive Owen dances with the part of Dwight. Hands down I would say he had the most fun with the character as well as the narrative. He really shines in this. The scene with Clive Owen and Benicio Del Toro in the car that Tarantino directed conveys exactly what I pictured from the comic. Both gave excellent, fun driven performances and you could tell that were chewing the script up with glee.

Mickey Rourke is Marv. I can't say anything better about it than that. He nails the part.

Frank Miller as the Priest, surprised the hell out of me in his cameo, he actually does an excellent job.

Elijah Wood is chilling as Kevan. His performance reminds me of a hobbit gone wrong after playing with a ring...heh...got to say this choir boy cannibal is just plain eerie.

Powers Booth is just evil and vindictive as the senator, if you are a fan of DeadWood, you know what I mean.

You will love, if you are a fan of the comic, the way the cars actually seem to jump the hills like in the books or how Marv flies feet first in the squad car. Rodriguez pays loving detail to each scene so it proves faithful to the comic.

Disappointments? Some of the scenes come across alittle awkward. Not many, but a few. I chalk this up to actors having to play against a green screen.

The character of Miho, whom I have a crush upon in the comic, doesn't come across cold enough. After all she is a killing machine. The actress looks the part, but comes across with too much of a sense of warm innocence. That was my only major disappointment.

Bruce Willis does a great job, but I really wanted him to fly with the part of Hartigan. Maybe I expected too much from him, but I wanted him to be abit more anguished and driven. Don't get me wrong, he did well, but this isn't the best Willis has done. This might be also due to Jessica Alba's performance, somehow she doesn't come across as a love sick Hartigan devotee. Though I did forgive her for not being topless in the bar room dance sequence. Just seemed tame in contrast to the lurid backdrop of Sin City. I do though respect her choice not to do so.

In the end, the way the movie was put together was pure art. Loved it, recommend it to anyone who has read Miller. Also don't be surprised that after you leave the movie you are talking in your head just like the characters in the film =)