Films worth a watch.

[Kingy]

Sin City 2. A Dame to Kill For.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458481/

Quote:Co-directors Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller reunite to bring Miller's "Sin City" graphic novels back to the screen. Weaving together two of Miller's classic stories with new tales, the town's most hard boiled citizens cross paths with some of its more notorious inhabitants.
Like the first Sin City film, this one is made up of sub-stories that, in some way or another, tie in to the main plot.

I really enjoyed Sin City. Thought it was dark, moody, erotic and brilliant. The casting was perfect, the nudity was not gratuitous and the acting was damn near perfect with no one character looking poor or out of place. The black and white with splashes of intense colour, whilst not a new concept really worked and made the film stand out.

I watched Sin City 2 with high hopes. Unfortunately they were not matched by the film. I felt let down. Whilst it is still good it just doesnt reach the same heights that the first film did and has probably suffered as the first film feelt so original. Plus, I didn't really buy into a few of the new characters.
Eva Green just seemed to be naked ... to be naked. Nice, but of little value and Josh Brolin was too stupid for words despite being a lead character. That said, I still enjoyed Marv (Mickey Rourke). His character is so good to watch.

As ever, the plots wind together nicely, but they didn't have the same impact as the first film. It's good, but even now, as I'm thinking back I remember more that I didn't like (from actors I've enjoyed in other films) than I did like. 6/10