Screenplay:
Frank MillerCinematography:
Robert RodriguezCast:
Josh Brolin, Mickey Rourke, Eva Green, Jessica Alba, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rosario Dawson, Jamie Chung, Jaime King, Powers Boothe, Dennis Haysbert (more)VOD (3)
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Sin City 2 - A Dame to Kill For is set both before and after the first film. Powers Boothe returns as corrupt politician Senator Roark, who is being hunted down by Nancy after the suicide of her friend and protector Hartigan. Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as a shady gambler determined to bring down the city's biggest villain; and Josh Brolin plays Dwight, a man struggling to maintain control over his life and personal demons while fending off his ex-girlfriend Ava (Eva Green)'s wealthy husband Damien Lord (Marton Csokas). (Lionsgate Home Entertainment)
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Not much has changed since the first part. And that’s despite that fact that ten years have passed since its release. Once again, the world of Sin City is brutal and unpleasant. It will literally make you vomit. Once again, all the people here are either guys who are ripped or half-naked chicks. Gallons of gray blood are dripping through the screen and there is the odd good moment, but that doesn’t save the entire movie like it did with the first part. But I must say I liked Josh Brolin’s character very much. I liked his cynical attitude to everything, which is something I miss in movies in general. But for instance, Eva Green’s acting performance was such that I’m starting to get pretty bored with her. She is exactly the same in everything. Tough, mean and cranky. I really like her as an actress, but too much is too much. Well and Bruce Willis? Could somebody please try and explain to me why he even makes an appearance in this movie? It didn’t make any sense whatsoever. He’s away throughout most of the story, then he shows up, says something and disappears again. He was probably there only for the effect. Which could be said about the entire movie.
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Slightly weaker than the previous film (what wasn't in the comics and what Frank Miller invented just for this film is really extraneous), but still a very good and stylish spectacle. It's not playing at anything, it wants to be gritty noir trash full of inner monologues, fatality, sex, and blood... and it is.
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Pointless recycling of what we've seen before, but without any of the dramaturgical lightness and plot momentum of the unrivalled first film. The scenes are connected by rather flimsy bridges and the film as a whole doesn't escalate, surprise or even shock with a single bit of entertaining brutality, the kind the first one was packed to bursting with. The only thing that they managed to retain is the irresistible atmosphere of "sin and moral depravity" and the hilarity of Rourke's character, who’s amazing and could have carried the whole thing on his shoulders alone much, much better. This is just a dud, it can’t be denied... 50%
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The second to Sin City is again full of very suggestive and imaginative visuals, but story-wise it is noticeably weaker than its predecessor, which had the primacy of the first (and therefore novel) film. From the cast, the one who impressed me was Eva Green, who enjoyed her role properly. In short, a sequel that didn't need to be made at all, but then again I would be lying if I said that the screening was a waste of time.
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The "Sin City" stories are the best thing to come out of comics since the 1990s. No question about it. The film version is also more than worthy. I wouldn't approach the two films as separate projects, but as a single unit, and I'm very comfortable with that. Acting wise, Eva Green reigns supreme with another unmistakable variation on Angelique from Dark Shadows, Jessica Alba has gone dark and the whores from the old town have the beautiful twins, wearing the face of Jaime King, in their midst. Julia Garner with her curly head is a delight too, and who else would one want to bind but Juno Temple?
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