Sin City: A Dame To Kill For

Name: Sin City: A Dame To Kill For
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime
Released: August 22, 2014
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 46
Cast: Clive Owen, Jessica Alba, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Josh Brolin, Michael Madsen

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Weinstein Company, The | Release Date: August 22, 2014 | R

Starring: Clive Owen, Jessica Alba, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Josh Brolin, Michael Madsen, Mickey Rourke, Rosario Dawson

Summary: Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with some of its more reviled inhabitants.

Director: Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez

Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 102 min

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Richard Roeper

Aug 21, 2014

This is one badass movie. Read full review

Steve Persall

Aug 21, 2014

Despite its unsavory aspects, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is always a pleasure to observe, so artfully artificial with its green-screened backdrops and CGI props. Read full review

Joe Williams

Aug 21, 2014

Alba is a showstopper in a fringed cowgirl outfit. But nine years wiser, we know that pretty things aren’t always worth killing for. Read full review

Todd McCarthy

Aug 20, 2014

As an exercise in style, it's diverting enough, but these mean streets are so well traveled that it takes someone like Eva Green to make the detour through them worth the trip. Read full review

Claudia Puig

Aug 21, 2014

The cartoonish mayhem in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For aims for a film noir sensibility, but too frequently the script simply resorts to anachronistic scenes of Jessica Alba twerking. Read full review

Betsy Sharkey

Aug 21, 2014

There is an interesting kernel of a story about beauty, betrayal and brutality inside each of the film's scenarios and a cast that could handle anything thrown at it. But the kernel never pops, and all we're really left with is a whole lot of neo-noir corn. Read full review

Nathan Rabin

Aug 22, 2014

It’s so egregiously awful, so utterly without merit, that it makes its predecessor seem much worse by association. The film’s brainless, chest-beating brand of hyper-pulp calls into question whether Sin City was any good at all, or whether the novelty of its visuals and storytelling merely masked a howling nothingness at its core. Read full review

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nickmaynard

Aug 22, 2014

This movie was AWESOME! Everything that I expected and more. It was a great follow up to the first Sin City. Either the people leaving bad reviews have not actually seen the movie, or they are not fans of Robert Rodriguez or comic books in general. This is the ONLY movie series out thatThis movie was AWESOME! Everything that I expected and more. It was a great follow up to the first Sin City. Either the people leaving bad reviews have not actually seen the movie, or they are not fans of Robert Rodriguez or comic books in general. This is the ONLY movie series out that is made to look and feel exactly like you are reading a comic. Everything about the movie has the comic book feel. The acting is spot on, the visual & special effects were beautiful to the eye. I could not look away. I have been waiting almost 10 years for this movie and I was not disappointed. If you are not a Robert Rodriguez fan and don't like comic books, this movie is not for you. For me, I would see it again and again. Now the wait begins for the Blu Ray Steelbook Collector's Edition. I can't wait!!… Expand

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tonysopranoz

Aug 26, 2014

This movie was not as intelligent as the first one, but it was more exciting and the special effects were an improvement over the first one. It deserved a better critical reception and it also doesn't deserve to be a box office bomb. Eva Green was incredible and so was Jessica Alba. Marv wasThis movie was not as intelligent as the first one, but it was more exciting and the special effects were an improvement over the first one. It deserved a better critical reception and it also doesn't deserve to be a box office bomb. Eva Green was incredible and so was Jessica Alba. Marv was great as always, although he was dumbed down compared to the first Sin City. Josh Brolin was good too, although not as good as Clive Owen was in the first Sin City. If Clive Owen had been in this one too, this movie would have been amazing. Powers Boothe was excellent.

In summary, I was very satisfied with this sequel. It did some things worse than its predecessor but some things were improved. Overall I would say it was just as good as the first Sin City and I hope they can somehow make another sequel despite this one's poor box office performance.… Expand

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JOSHDILISI

Aug 27, 2014

i think this movie is great! My favorite thing about it was the art style, i think it's just a really cool movie and that the story along with the action worked very well together, although a little bit corny at times. The only thing i would say that might turn viewers off of this movie isi think this movie is great! My favorite thing about it was the art style, i think it's just a really cool movie and that the story along with the action worked very well together, although a little bit corny at times. The only thing i would say that might turn viewers off of this movie is that it really ties with the first movie, and if you haven't seen the first one then you might find yourself being a little bit lost in this one.… Expand

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Jim-Beam

Aug 29, 2014

I think it's pretty funny that people have such strong negative views about this film, what were you expecting? The REAL reality is that A Dame To Kill For is just as air-headed as it's predecessor and about as much fun.

No, I don't think it's as good as the first film; the stories don'tI think it's pretty funny that people have such strong negative views about this film, what were you expecting? The REAL reality is that A Dame To Kill For is just as air-headed as it's predecessor and about as much fun.

No, I don't think it's as good as the first film; the stories don't have quite the same narrative force or cohesion and the novelty value of Sin City's hyper-real storytelling is now absent, so we all know what to expect. Consequently the film doesn't really surprise in any way, the dialogue doesn't crackle quite as nicely this time round either, but the truth is that it delivers nice-looking and brainless entertainment and does it efficiently. The chances are that if you liked the first one you'll probably like this too. To those who think it's the "worst movie ever", I'm sorry but I think we all know that's utter **** Don't make me laugh.

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quincytheodore

Sep 9, 2014

Bare **** and waggling ass, I couldn't believe I watched this on cinema. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is a series of several short stories that loosely correlates the characters. Just like the prequel, the movie is almost completely in black and white, excluding some notable details. ThisBare **** and waggling ass, I couldn't believe I watched this on cinema. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is a series of several short stories that loosely correlates the characters. Just like the prequel, the movie is almost completely in black and white, excluding some notable details. This noir comic inspired look director Frank Miller's signature look is undoubtedly unique. The stars are aplenty as well, however the movie unfortunately ends up being corny, ludicrous and hackneyed. It strikingly resembles 300 : Rise of An Empire, in which there's more sex and less content in a sequel.

The story is done in old fashion crime thriller style, and it’s mostly a continuation of the first Sin City. The long gap between the movies could alienate some viewers as some of the plot or characters may not be familiar to them. Regardless of the interval time, stories from this movie are not nearly as engaging. The culmination is a rather boring stroll through the city as characters come and go, but none of them brings any appeal aside from flashes of **** or **** wrapped in leather strip. This is odd since the cast consists of great actors and actresses.

With Josh Brolin, Jessica Alba, Mickey Roarke and lots of others talent, this should be a captivating tale of a corrupt city. Yet, each story appears pointless. It’s hard pressed not to wish for it to conclude and for the next one to begin only to be disappointed with the same bland effort. Characters don’t stay long enough to make an impact, don’t have any attraction or simply underutilized. Script is highly stylized with everyone narrating like they are writing a novel while fighting and bleeding, what leisure time they have. It’s not entirely bad, but sometimes it becomes redundant and some of it can be easily translated to more visual performance considering the acting prowess of the cast.

Graphic is exceptionally distinctive with deep focus on lighting and shadow contrast. It tries to bring the comic root, although at some scenes it just looks awkwardly unreal. Action is really silly, it reminds me of classic action or current Bollywood movie where the hero is suspended in mid-air while shooting. Decapitation and dismemberment are the norm, as well as display of unclothed bodies, and to the movie’s credit, these are quite exquisite bodies, so the Mature rating is indeed adequately deserved.

Aside from the blood, gore, and nudity, there’s not much to Sin Cite: A Dame to Kill For. The plots are uninspiringly bland, but it does present more than one voluptuous dame. It’s an utter hot mess… a mess nonetheless.… Expand

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Twist_Of_Fate

Aug 22, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not nearly as good as the first one,its like they tried to hard.Acting seemed mediocre at times.If you loved the first one as i did this one might be a real let down for you,the only thing that i enjoyed was the explosion and some violence other than that its disappointing,And even having Eva green nude most of the movie isn't really a wow factor.The 3D aspect makes it a bit better but doesn't the movie make the movie worth it overall.… Expand

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Haandy

Feb 8, 2022

O bom desse filme deve ser so a Eva Green mesmo, porq a lady rata é um fiasco atuando.

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