Rating: R
Genre:
Crime
Theatrical Release: 04/01/2005(USA)
Release Date: 08/16/2005
SubTitles: Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/DTS
Run Time: 124 Minutes
Flags: Graphic Violence, Nudity, Not For Children, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Gore
Distributor/Studio: Dimension
The Eisner Award-winning comic series
Sin City comes to life in this live-action feature adaptation from director
Robert Rodriguez and creator
Frank Miller. Interweaving multiple storylines from the series' history, this violent
crime noir paints the picture of the ultimate town without pity through the eyes of its roughest characters. There's the street thug
Marv (
Mickey Rourke), whose desperate quest to find the killer of a prostitute named
Goldie (
Jaime King) will lead him to the foulest edges of town. Inhabiting many of those areas is
Dwight (
Clive Owen), a photographer in league with the sordid ladies of Sin City, headed by
Gail (
Rosario Dawson), who opens up a mess of trouble after tangling with a corrupt cop by the name of
Jackie Boy (
Benicio Del Toro). Finally, there's
Hartigan (
Bruce Willis), an ex-cop with a heart problem who's hell-bent on protecting a stripper named
Nancy (
Jessica Alba). Featuring a who's who supporting cast that includes
Elijah Wood,
Brittany Murphy,
Devon Aoki, and
Nick Stahl,
Sin City promises to be one of the most direct translations from page to screen of a comic series, with shots and dialogue adapted straight from the original comic's panels.
Rodriguez quit the Director's Guild when they refused to let
Frank Miller co-direct the film, a deal hashed out after the two collaborators developed and shot the opening scene utilizing a green-screen process to harness the stark, black-and-white look of the books as a litmus test for the rest of the production.
Quentin Tarantino was brought in and reportedly paid one dollar to direct an extended scene between
Del Toro and
Owen that amounts to one issue of
The Big Fat Kill miniseries.
~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
;)
