- Film Review
- Reviewed By Sloan Freer
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4 out of 5
Frank Miller's hard-boiled comic book Sin City comes to spectacular life in this directorial collaboration with film-maker Robert Rodriguez. Shot in black and white with occasional splashes of colour, the pulpy thriller meticulously re-creates three interlinked stories in the neo-noir crime series. In each segment, cops, criminals and femmes fatales blur the lines between good and evil as they collide in love, lust or gory conflict. Bruce Willis brings poignancy as the disgraced ex-cop shielding dancer Jessica Alba from a deformed maniac, while tough private eye Clive Owen's brutal clash with rival suitor Benicio Del Toro adds a streak of gallows humour. However, it's a barely recognisable Mickey Rourke who steals the show, playing a soft-hearted ex-con out to avenge his sweetheart's murder. Stylistically the movie is a masterpiece, with its astonishing visuals papering over a repetitious plot and some corny dialogue. It won't suit every taste, but genre fans will be blown away.
Plot Summary
Adaptation of Frank Miller's hard-boiled comic book, starring Bruce Willis, Clive Owen and Mickey Rourke. In the ultra-violent metropolis of Basin City, cops, criminals and femmes fatales collide in love, lust or gory conflict. Honest cop Hartigan tries to protect a dancer from a sadistic killer, while ex-con Marv wants revenge for the murder of his sweetheart. Meanwhile, man with a past Dwight finds himself at the centre of a gang war when he tangles with corrupt policeman Jackie Boy.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Marv
- Mickey Rourke
- Hartigan
- Bruce Willis
- Dwight
- Clive Owen
- Nancy Callahan
- Jessica Alba
- Jackie Boy
- Benicio Del Toro
- Shellie
- Brittany Murphy
- Kevin
- Elijah Wood
- Gail
- Rosario Dawson
- Manute
- Michael Clarke Duncan
- Lucille
- Carla Gugino
- The Man
- Josh Hartnett
- Bob
- Michael Madsen
- Goldie / Wendy
- Jaime King
- Roark Jr / Yellow Bastard
- Nick Stahl
- The Customer
- Marley Shelton
- Senator Roark
- Powers Boothe
- Cardinal Roark
- Rutger Hauer
- Murphy
- Arie Verveen
- Miho
- Devon Aoki
- Becky
- Alexis Bledel
- Priest
- Frank Miller
- Stuka
- Nicky Katt
- Brian
- Tommy Flanagan
Crew
- Director
- Frank Miller
- Director
- Robert Rodriguez
- Director
- Quentin Tarantino
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