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Sin City

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• Thriller
• Crime/detective

• 2005
• Frank Miller
• 118 mins
• 18

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.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Sloan Freer

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.

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8.0/10

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Cast

rolenameMarvMickey RourkeHartiganBruce WillisDwightClive OwenNancy CallahanJessica AlbaJackie BoyBenicio Del ToroShellieBrittany MurphyKevinElijah WoodGailRosario DawsonManuteMichael Clarke DuncanLucilleCarla GuginoThe ManJosh HartnettBobMichael MadsenGoldie / WendyJaime KingRoark Jr / Yellow BastardNick StahlThe CustomerMarley SheltonSenator RoarkPowers BootheCardinal RoarkRutger HauerMurphyArie VerveenMihoDevon AokiBeckyAlexis BledelPriestFrank MillerStukaNicky KattBrianTommy Flanagan

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rolenameDirectorFrank MillerDirectorRobert RodriguezDirectorQuentin Tarantino

Details

Theatrical distributor

Buena Vista

Released on

2005-06-03

Languages

English

Guidance

Contains violence, swearing and nudity.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Black and white

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