the chutry experiment

How was the acting in the film? I saw the preview and I cringed a few times, especially when it came to watching Josh Hartnett. I though the stylized nature of the film looked interesting, but the acting made me doubt that it was worth watching.

This film looks fascinating. Thanks for the review, I didn't realize it was divided into three stories. Now the use of three different directors makes a little more sense.

Josh Hartnett's sections of the film are rather brief--he's only on-screen twice, and his sections were probably the weakest in terms of content and acting. The voice-over was sometimes cheesy, but I think that was intentional and fit with the film's playful style. In fact, I really enjoyed Mickey Roarke and Bruce Willis in their roles. Rutger Hauer was also sufficiently creepy.

In terms of direction, Miller and Rodriguez collaborated throughout, and Tarantino's direction was apparently limited to a single scene, although I haven't been able to confirm which scene is his. The three story structure is a lot like Pulp Fiction, with a series vignettes rather than full narratives. I'm a little less enthusiastic about Sin City this morning, but it's very much in the spirit of Rodriguez's other films.

A special preview screening! and at an ultra-plex (definitely the setting to see a movie like this -- big screen, super sound, stadium seating, oh yeah.) I'm so jealous right now. What was the screening for? Local media, or for employees at the theater, something like that?

Have been looking forward to this movie for a while --

It was a preview for a local radio station--listeners with a "Freeloaders Card" could get two passes. Luckily my friends liten to that radio station more often than I do. The connections weren't really *that* deep....

Stadium seating, super sound, etc, was all really nice, even though the theater itself reminds me of a low-rent casino. Definitely a fun movie, very enjoyable on the big screen.

i saw the movie tonight, it was pretty good, parts of it seemed a little ridiculous tho, the attitude of the comics didn't transfer over into the film all the way. jsut out of curiosity, what stories did josh hartnett's character come from? i've only read hte first 4 volumes so thats why i ask

I'm not sure where Hartnett's story came from (in fact it seemed artificially added to the film as a means of "unifying" the stories). I've only read one of the "Sin City" stories....

I'm a little less enthusaistic about the film than I was when I first saw SC, but for the most part, I still enjoyed it.

I saw Sin City tonight with some friends and was impressed with the relentlessness of its story telling.

And I believe Tarantino only directed the car scene with Clive Owen and Benicio Del Toro on the way to the pits.

Michael, I'd heard something similar about Tarantino's role in the direction.

Tarantino did the scene in the car between Jackie Boy and Dwight (if you've seen it, the very surreal one). And apparently Harnett's character was The Salesman, but I am not overly familliar with the character.

I thought the film was great, but the critics (as usual) displayed little imagination and a really gross vindictiveness in revealing too much plot in their negative reviews. What interests me most is that these are stories that you couldn't tell outside of this particular style; otherwise, you'd have such a gory, violent film that no one would want to see it. By controlling the delivery, they've made the content watchable while still delivering the ultra-violent punch that comes from a man with nothing to lose and a very well-honed sense of justice.

When I saw the film, I expected that many critics would react to it with hostility. I think that's why my initial review is somewhat cautious. I've become more impressed by the film over the last few days, and I thik you may be right that critics have been acting out by revealing plot points, and yes, I think the violence is carefully managed by the film's graphic novel sensibility.

Many believed that the confrontation between the investigators and the prostitutes was the bit directed by Quentin Tarantino, but as Nikki mentioned, it is indeed the very interesting conversation between Dwight and Jackie Boy with his head semi-detached.

What I personally found very interesting was the theme of love beneath all the violence and anger in all of the three plots. Marv seeking answers for the only love of his life, Dwight claiming responsibility for the mess that he caused for the prostitutes (but mainly for Gail), and obviously, for Hartigan, whose sole purpose of living was kept alive by Nancy's letters. I could not see it initially, but when I realized, it had a very profound effect.

Robert Rodriguez approached Frank Miller, while Miller did not want his series to be invaded (we've all seen what happened to Catwoman) but apparantly, he was very impressed with Rodriguez's approach. Rodriguez intends to film the remaining Sin City stories in the future, which may explain the reason why he had that mini Josh Hartnett bit in the beginning and the end.

What I personally found very interesting was the theme of love beneath all the violence and anger in all of the three plots. Marv seeking answers for the only love of his life, Dwight claiming responsibility for the mess that he caused for the prostitutes (but mainly for Gail), and obviously, for Hartigan, whose sole purpose of living was kept alive by Nancy's letters. I could not see it initially, but when I realized, it had a very profound effect. As the tag-line of the movie goes, 'Walk down the right back alley in Sin City... and you can find anything.' This speaks so true.

Walid, I think the love theme is certainly there. In fact, in most cases the love is almost chivalric, though I'm not quite sure where to go with that observation. Thanks for the comment!

damn, saw it yesterday it blew my mind of. I really liked every little detail about that movie. Nice Job, reeeaaallly nice job.