This is a spoiler-free review of Sin City.
Lisa and I went to see Sin City last night. I had never read the graphic novels it was based on, so I didn’t know what to expect aside from what I’d seen on the movie trailers. Director Robert Rodriguez had a very unique take on the comic book style that translated well to the screen. This was not a comic made into a movie, like Batman or Superman. This was a movie made to make viewers feel like they were watching the comic come to life. The characters are great, with lots of over-the-top lines that would wreck a movie if you didn’t understand it was coming from a comic.
The movie recounts the lives and experiences of several people in Sin City. The city, aptly named, is a hotbed for mob crime, murder, corruption and legalized prostitution. The characters are broken into 3 individual storylines, each briefly overlapping with the others.
I thought it was very enjoyable, although a little long (2 hours, 6 minutes). Characters are well developed, so you can understand what’s happening without having read the novels. It’s quite gruesome at times (blood and dismemberment) and there’s brief nudity, so think twice about bringing the kids.