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Frank Miller's Sin City Film Only Summery Sin City is A violent place where the police department is as corrupt as the streets are deadly. A collection of interweaving stories all... more

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Rating Summary based on 71 reviews

  • 5 Stars
    		33
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    		24
  • 3 Stars
    		5
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    		5
  • 1 Star
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  • 112 of 112 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 9 Soho_Black

    Member since 30/08/2002

    Reviews written: 516

    5 Stars My Kinda Town! 25/06/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Unique visual style, violent, bloody and full of dark humour

    Disadvantages Disadvantages That unique style can be a little distracting at first

    Walk down the right back alley in Sin City and you can find anything. You may even find a film that was very close to never getting made. Frank Miller, the author if the "Sin City" series of graphic novels this film was based on, is not a fan of Hollywood and promised that he would never sell the film rights to his graphic novels. This gave director Robert Rodriguez a bit of a problem, as he was a huge fan of the "Sin City" series and really wanted to turn them into a film. Following the huge success of his "Mariachi" and "Spy Kids" trilogies, Rodriguez is someone who is used to getting what ... more
  • 82 of 82 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 katygriff

    Member since 20/06/2005

    Reviews written: 93

    5 Stars Another Kick Ass Film! 02/11/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great Story and Acting

    Disadvantages Disadvantages A Bit Gory for Some

    Sin City is one of those films that I heard of and really wanted to go and see at the cinema but because it was technically a black and white film, nobody would come with me. Sad but true. Anyway I bought it the day it came out on DVD and let me tell you I was not disappointed. ----- What is it about and who stars in it? Reading from the back of the box. Based on Frank Miller's series of edgy graphic novels, co-directors Miller and Robert Rodriguez deliver an amazing ensemble cast in the coolest movie of the year! Bruce Willis stars as Hartigan, a cop with a vow to protect a stripper, Nancy ... more
  • 48 of 48 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    nathaninnit

    4 Stars Nice Jacket 07/01/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Very well produced

    Disadvantages Disadvantages One-watch movie

    * PICTURE THIS... * Feeling sinful? I tuned into the BBC2 premiere of 2005's Sin City tonight with no aspirations for what the film should be like or for what the storyline should be, infact the only thing I knew about the film was that it was a pretty big deal and featured a very artistic taste of cinematography that I didn't think I would take to.. but more on that later on. I felt that the amount of promotion going into this premiere, and the fact that it couldn't make it on to a lot on BBC1 wasn't going to bode well, but having just finished my daily dose of Big Brother it was time to ... more
  • 39 of 39 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 4 DavidBedford

    Member since 28/03/2001

    Reviews written: 77

    4 Stars Sinful city wins me over 27/11/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great visuals, fantastic performances, very engrossing

    Disadvantages Disadvantages May be too violent for some

    Sin City is just that. A city of sin. Most of the police are corrupt and those that aren't have a low life expectancy. Mercenaries come here, knowing there's bound to be someone who'll give them a job. Politicians run the mob. The clergy commit outrageous acts and get away with it. A portion of the town is run with an iron first by the prostitutes, each of whom is an expert with one or more weapons. Truly good people are thin on the ground. It's a fascinating place. If you have a strong stomach it's well worth checking out. Sin City the film is based on a number of graphic novels by Frank ... more
  • 29 of 29 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 afy9mab

    Member since 11/07/2000

    Reviews written: 1116

    4 Stars Walk down the right back alley in Sin City... 19/07/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great cast and a technological marvel

    Disadvantages Disadvantages The portrayal of women, excessive violence and plotlines that occasionally drag

    Marv, the biggest, ugliest thug in Sin City goes on a rampage of revenge after the beautiful woman he's sleeping next to is murdered and he's framed for the killing. Chancer Dwight inadvertently starts a turf war by trying to protect the prostitutes that run the Old Town and good cop Hartigan is sent down the river after he takes down a corrupt senator's son who's responsible for kidnapping little Nancy Callahan. But when he gets out of prison he discovers Nancy's all grown up and in serious danger. There was a time when comic book adaptations were primary coloured kid-friendly superhero tales ... more

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Actor(s) Jessica Alba, Benicio Del Toro, Brittany Murphy, Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, Elijah Wood, Jessica Alba
Director(s) Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Quentin Tarantino
Genre Action & Adventure
Classification 18 years and over
Production Year 2005

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