An exploration of the dark and miserable Basin City and three of its residents, all of whom are caught up in violent corruption.An exploration of the dark and miserable Basin City and three of its residents, all of whom are caught up in violent corruption.An exploration of the dark and miserable Basin City and three of its residents, all of whom are caught up in violent corruption.
- Awards
- 38 wins & 54 nominations
Cara D. Briggs
- Hearing Panel Person
- (as Cara Briggs)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe swords used by Miho (Devon Aoki) in this movie are the same ones used by some of the Crazy 88 in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003). That movie's director, Quentin Tarantino, had been keeping them in the back of his garage.
- GoofsWhen Nancy is dancing, she is alternately wearing/not wearing gloves between shots.
- Crazy creditsIn the opening credits, each of the actor's names is shown with a frame from the comic, featuring their character.
- Alternate versionsDecember 2005 DVD reissue included an extended, reedited version of the film. The four story lines were separated into individual short films, with about seven minutes of additional footage added, marketed as approximately 25, but about thirteen of those minutes are credits added to each story and five come from marketing exaggeration.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Late Show with David Letterman: Episode #12.118 (2005)
Featured review
Best Comic Adaptation Ever
In Sin City nobody is innocent, not even the Bishop, and they are going to pay for that.
The movie is based, both the story and aesthetics, in the noir comic by Frank Miller, who is also co-director of the film,together with Robert Rodriguez; Quentin Tarantino was invited to direct one of the scenes. The movie intertwines four different stories, whose characters will cross paths at certain point: The Customer Is Always Right, The Hard Goodbye, The Big Fat Kill, and That Yellow Bastard The movie is visually stunning and stylish. It looks and feels like a real noir comic, with camera framing and positioning typical of comic vignettes, as well as the use of high contrast B&W and chiaroscuro. The movie has wonderful black, white and sepia tones with cutout reds and bright colors, a technique widely used in Photography and drawing, but never used in movies before. The movie was completely shot using green backgrounds.
The movie is heart-attack paced, with no a moment of dullness or rest. However, is not for the heart faint, as it is extremely violent and gory, very hard to watch sometimes. The fact that those being punished deserve it, does not make the violence easier to swallow.
The characters are never dull, very human - never good or bad, but both things. Moreover, they are at very melancholic types, funny and merciless.
The movie delights the viewer with terrific performances by a large group of A-listed actors. However, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, Benicio Del Toro, Clive Owen and Rosario Dawson really shine through. Jessica Alba and Elija Wood, who are usually a bore, are terrific in their respective roles, too.
The best comic adaptation I have ever seen.
Entertainment and quality together. Brilliant
The movie is based, both the story and aesthetics, in the noir comic by Frank Miller, who is also co-director of the film,together with Robert Rodriguez; Quentin Tarantino was invited to direct one of the scenes. The movie intertwines four different stories, whose characters will cross paths at certain point: The Customer Is Always Right, The Hard Goodbye, The Big Fat Kill, and That Yellow Bastard The movie is visually stunning and stylish. It looks and feels like a real noir comic, with camera framing and positioning typical of comic vignettes, as well as the use of high contrast B&W and chiaroscuro. The movie has wonderful black, white and sepia tones with cutout reds and bright colors, a technique widely used in Photography and drawing, but never used in movies before. The movie was completely shot using green backgrounds.
The movie is heart-attack paced, with no a moment of dullness or rest. However, is not for the heart faint, as it is extremely violent and gory, very hard to watch sometimes. The fact that those being punished deserve it, does not make the violence easier to swallow.
The characters are never dull, very human - never good or bad, but both things. Moreover, they are at very melancholic types, funny and merciless.
The movie delights the viewer with terrific performances by a large group of A-listed actors. However, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, Benicio Del Toro, Clive Owen and Rosario Dawson really shine through. Jessica Alba and Elija Wood, who are usually a bore, are terrific in their respective roles, too.
The best comic adaptation I have ever seen.
Entertainment and quality together. Brilliant
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- Language
- Also known as
- La ciudad del pecado
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- Budget
- $40,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $74,103,820
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $28,100,000
- Apr 3, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $158,733,820
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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