Sin City
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74 out of 100

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7.7 out of 10

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  • Summary: Robert Rodriguez and comic book icon Frank Miller co-direct Sin City, based on the series of graphic novels created, written and illustrated by Miller. The film is infested with criminals, crooked cops and sexy dames, some searching for vengeance, some for redemption and others, both. (Dimension Films)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 40
  3. Negative: 2 out of 40
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    This isn't an adaptation of a comic book, it's like a comic book brought to life and pumped with steroids.
  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: KJ Doughton
    80
    Rodriguez slams down the sledgehammer with so much brutal, punishing force, there's no room to breathe.
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    58
    Glued tightly from page to screen, Sin City is so seduced by the visual possibilities of sin that style becomes its own vice.
  4. Charlotte Observer
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Toppman
    25
    Everything here has been done better in other books, other movies. The lone remarkable thing is the level of violence, which exposes the cowardice and hypocrisy of the Motion Picture Association of America's ratings system.

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  1. Positive: 202 out of 276
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 276
  3. Negative: 55 out of 276
  1. chicagopiano
    10
    I loved the way the it is presented; a pulp noir thing. I never read the comic so I really didn't know what I was in for when I decided to watch this and I am glad I did. The violence is a bit over the top but it's no big deal, it acts as part of the city helping boost the fact that it's 'Sin City'… Expand
  2. grandpajoe6191
    8
    "Sin City", a neo noir movie based on the graphic novel, is a beautiful film. It films in glorious black and white with rich story segments and artistic brutality. Simply a dazzling crime movie that has everything one craves for.… Expand
  3. J-Shap
    7
    Sin City is, in every respect, a masterpiece of kistch. Simultaneously celebrating shallowness and gratuitousness while offering twisted spins on the themes of noir stories, Robert Rodriguez (and Frank Miller, but he is not technically a director of this film) paints a pulp art story then enjoys itself, while allowing the audience to enjoy it. Provided you have a strong stomach.… Expand
  4. BuzzzKill
    1
    Ridculous dialogue. Self-serving and preposterous. This movie uses every cliche in the book. It's gut wrenching watching quality actors seem like they are suffering through such a goofy movie with some of the worst lines ever written.… Expand

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