Official Australian release date:
18/9/14. Viewed: 18/9/14.
Directors: Frank Miller & Robert Rodriguez
Actors: Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba,
Josh Brolin, Eva Green, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Genre: Action / Adventure
Rating: MA
‘Sin City: A Dame To Kill For’ is a
quality sequel to an exceptional, unique film. I gave ‘Sin City’ 4.5 stars and this
film doesn’t quite match the first film’s graphic violence or pure originality.
Having said that, however, there’s still plenty to love about ‘Sin City 2’ – it’s
genuinely funny in parts, has the same great comic book-feel, with fantastic
use of black & white, shadows and splashes of vivid colour to highlight
certain aspects of a scene. The use of animation blends superbly with the actual
actors and the score keeps everything moving.
I really enjoy how it looks like a comic book, but it could easily be the back streets of New York, Chicago or Los Angeles. There’s some nice tie-ins back to the first film, still plenty of guns, swords and fighting – Marv/Rourke does remind me of Hellboy/Perlman a lot! – all done quickly (less than 100min) and stylishly.
Overall: Another fun, gritty, violence-fuelled ride through Sin City.
Gav's Rating: 4 stars.