Jessica Alba, Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Elijah Wood, Rosario Dawson ...( see more  see more... ) , Josh Hartnett , Benicio Del Toro , Jaime King , Michael Clarke Duncan , Brittany Murphy , Arie Verveen , Clive Owen , Devon Aoki , Alexis Bledel

Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted, some call it dark. Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home. Crooked cops. Sexy Dames. Desperate vigilant...( read more  read more... )es. Some are seeking revenge. Others lust after redemption. And then there are those hoping for a little of both. A universe of unlikely and reluctant heroes still trying to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care.

There are some more important actors that were not listed in the cast list because of lack of room. The are as follows: Michael Masden, Powers Boothe, Clive Owen, Nick Offeman, Carla Gugino, Rick Gomez, Tommy Flanagan, Jesse De Luna, Alexis Bledel, and Devon Aoki.

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R, 2 hr. 6 min.

Directed by: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller (II), Quentin Tarantino

Release Date: April 1, 2005

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DVD Release Date: August 16, 2005

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  • October 10, 2006
    This isn't your kid's comic book movie. This is a movie that brings it to the dirt and keeps it there. Wonderfully violent & crazy enough to be fun, despite the dark tones.
  • December 27, 2009
    Despite appearing in all three of the major stories, Brittany Murphy filmed all of her scenes in one day.

    If I was to use one word to describe this film it would have to be....Violent! if i was allowed two words I would add 'Visceral'. The movie is two hours long and is structur...( read more)ed in a similar way to Pulp Fiction. A bunch of stories set in a consistent world, with characters falling in and out of each others plot lines. On the whole it works brilliantly, and for the duration there isn't a boring moment. It is High octane, million miles and hour storytelling, and it EASILY Robert Rodriguez's best film. Allowing Frank Miller to write the script was a fantastic move, as the dialogue is edgy, witty and VERY faithful to the original material. In fact, many many lines are just taken straight from the pages. likewise, the camera behaves like a moving cartoon box out. The framing of all the key scenes is SO faithful to the printed page that it produces a truly original look that is fairly incomparable. Visually its a true original. Sometimes these visuals fall down, there are some very very obvious digital shots that don't quite gel, but on the whole the cinematography is jaw dropping. You could literally pause the movie at almost any point and just hang that frame on a wall, its that beautiful. Performances are good all round. Mickey Rourke absolutely nails Marv, and the girls of Old Town are all as beautiful as they are deadly. The other standout for me was Elijah Wood, who was truly chilling. Bruce Willis puts in a solid, if unspectacular turn as Hartigan. The film isn't entirely void of criticism. there's some fudging of time lines with Hartigans character (do we really buy Bruce Willis as a nearly 70 year old man?) and the jumps from story to story are jarring initially, but once it settles into itself the ride is fantastic. My other main criticism is the same I have with Quentin Tarantinos work. That every character and every voice in the movie is the same. This is more a fault of the source material, but when every single person is a wise cracking, hard boiled tough guy (even the women) then it kind of distills the effect of their toughness. In a film that is predominantly voice over driven, it is hard to differentiate characters when they all sound exactly the same, both tonally, and in the language they use. Even Marv, who's supposed to be a meat head, talks in gravelly prose that would make Bukowski feel like a Nancy. Other Minor niggles are hardly worth mentioning. From a technical standpoint the sound effects are WAY to loud. All of the punches, gunshots etc are given such ridiculous prominence on the track that they threaten to make mockery of the violence. I actually found that i didn't want any more guns fired cos it was hurting my ears! all in all though, its one hell of a ride, and only a couple of notches below Pulp Fiction on the 'Oh my god that film was cool-o-meter'.
  • December 13, 2009
    The most stylish film of 2005 and definitely the coolest. It stands as a great credit to its cinematic source material and a unique piece of pop art.
  • October 12, 2009
    Marv's segment takes the cake here, the rest is ok. Also, memo to Jessica Alba, stripers usually work with no clothes on. Seriously, nobody cares about your "acting" career, we just want to see your boobs.
  • August 26, 2009
    Sin City captures the feel of the comics perfectly. Its one of the only blue screen films I can watch but I'd still much rather read the graphic novels.
  • February 8, 2010
    Sucked!
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  • February 8, 2010
    esta es una cosa rar y estraņa
  • February 8, 2010
    It was cool but different, comic book like!
  • February 8, 2010
    Love the effects in it
  • February 8, 2010
    As I said probably a lot of times before I love comic book adaptations and this is GOOD

Critic Reviews


May 21, 2005
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker

Can bring more pain than satisfaction. full review

April 1, 2005
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

It's a hard, viciously funny little movie, one with all the subtlety of a billy club. But there's artistry here, too. full review

April 1, 2005
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

To remember Sin City hours later is to remember from a different part of the brain that remembers conventional movies. full review

April 1, 2005
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Sin City is a hard, cold, relentless assault. It's also something Hollywood seems to have given up on: a bold, uncompromised vision. full review

April 1, 2005
David Edelstein, Slate

I loved it, I loved it, I loved it. I loved every gorgeous sick disgusting ravishing overbaked blood-spurting artificial frame of it. full review

April 1, 2005
Kurt Loder, MTV

I like movie violence as much as the next person ... [b]ut I like it to have more snap and tingle than this sense-deadening slop. full review

March 31, 2005
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com

The purest and most exquisite conversion of material from one medium to another ever achieved. full review

March 31, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

It's a visualization of the pulp noir imagination, uncompromising and extreme. Yes, and brilliant. full review

March 31, 2005
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

I can't endorse the content, but I can't dismiss the presentation. Sin City is superlative filmmaking in service of a poisonous view of humanity. It's a dangerous work of art. full review

March 23, 2005
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

An exhilarating tapestry of valor, selfishness, deceitfulness, and martyrdom. full review

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Comments


  • danger192
    April 15, 2009
    OH YEAH!! I LIKE 8!!!
  • parasyte420
    December 17, 2008
    what does everyone have against this movie! it kicked ass! the novels are even cooler!
  • fledglingcritic
    November 19, 2008
    Wow. More than 7 million Flixsters are not interested in seeing this movie. That's sad. Think they prefer cheesy teenage romantic comedies instead.
  • TRONBATMAN
    July 30, 2008
    This shit is totally wack, in a good way.I have never seen such blatant,unmitigated violence in my life.Unique in the way it was produced,with all those great actors.
  • perfectgentlemn
    July 20, 2008
    Totally Original, Reminds me of Max Paine video game or a comic book story. Pretty Cool... ;-)
  • nirvanalyd
    July 10, 2008
    Brutality, sex and violence.It never looked so smoking hot.This is a movie which will break some of your borderlines.Watch it.
  • rodrigorm
    June 11, 2008
    Muito bom, adorei o efeito de preto e branco, mas soh vermelho e amarelo em destaque.

    Demais
  • rankoanzu
    June 10, 2008
    Excellent film!!!
    The movie is enormously fascinating, a great visual spectacle. Willis's interpretation is perfect ... wonderful.

    The Robert Rodriguez's best work like the director.
  • punchlinefreakuency
    December 8, 2007
    What can I say, I am a tough movie critic, but I Love this movie, it's just so much cooler than any other comic book movie,
  • OhYouGay
    December 3, 2007
    Fucking amazing film, one of my faveourites.
    The imagery is stunning, and I loved the comic book style, stayed true to the original graphic novel.
    Mickey Rourke as Marv- ace!!

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    There is no justice without sin.
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    Walk down the right back alley in Sin City and you can find anything.
  • Fun Fact:
    Due to the way it is filmed, Mickey Rourke and Elijah Wood did not meet until after the film was released.
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    Jessica Alba refused to do the nude scenes Rodriquez and Miller originally wanted for "Sin City." They didn't think they were important to the film and left them out.

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