Sin City is Cinematically Gritty

There are many things that can go wrong in a movie filled with special effects. At times, it can be too much. Also, sometimes the graphics are flawless but the acting is horrific. For example in Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow  the C.G.I. was surreal. The stellar imagery produced, was non-incongruous and at times a jaw dropper, well for a minute at least. Only a minute, because regardless of how splendid the view was, the plot and acting was rather boring. Take also for instance the video game inspired movie called "Final Fantasy". I could not believe the digital ingenuity that was being displayed on screen. It was a digital beauty. The dialog however made it worse than watching a bad regular old fashion, 2D, cartoon-movie. So, every time I hear of someone exclaiming that a movie has been made with visuals, without a precedent in quality.... I brace myself and hope that they also reserved some time for... you know... the story, acting and all that other good stuff. Last weekend, I went to go see Sin City and I was braced for a potential breakdown. Thankfully I came out not frowning like in Sky Captain, but cinematically refreshed. Sin City was a visual delight, plus a story and performances that were equally engaging.

A Story Worth Telling

Sin City is a collection of intertwining tales all based in the corrupted, criminally infested city that is Basin City. Greatly inspired by film-noir, the main story lines concern a brute called Marv (Mickey Rourke), who is stalking the murderer of a woman who was killed while asleep in bed with him; an ex-photographer called Dwight (Clive Owen) who accidentally kills a cop and has to create a cover up; and a retiring policeman called Hartigan (Bruce Willis) who is imprisoned for a false crime. All is based on three graphic novels written and illustrated by Frank Miller. Sin City, The Big Fat Kill and That Yellow Bastard.

A Sight To See