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The first Sin City came out nine years ago back in 2005; based on Frank Miller's graphic novel it was quite a hit, gaining a large following and a sequel was highly anticipated. That sequel unfortunately would remain in development for far too long for fans who almost lost hope that it would get made. It stars a pretty awesome cast with Josh Brolin, Mickey Rouke, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Eva Green, Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, Bruce Willis, Jamie King, Jaime Chung, Ray Liotta, Juno Temple, Christopher Lloyd and Jeremy Piven. Now Sin City: A Dame to Kill For came out in the US last month but has only come to Australia in September.
Now both Sin City movies have been made with style over substance but the style of the first one was so fresh at the time that is was pretty damn awesome. What they did was literally bring a comic to life and it was exciting. Unfortunately the sequel is a little (more like a lot) too late and has lost the energy and excitement that the first film brought. Not necessarily a bad film but I did find it pretty dull and not always engaging. The structure also weakened the film as the did the overuse of musical score and expositional voice-over.
Now they film does have it's bright spots, most notably Joseph Gordon-Levitt's storyline and a fantastically unhinged Eva Green who still remains one of the most underrated actress in the business. The rest of the cast is solid but the stories are what stop this film from gaining any traction. The style unfortunately isn't as fresh though there are several gleefully violent moments and the pacing doesn't help either.
It's hard to say if the film would have worked better if it was released closer to the first movie than now and I guess we'll never really know. Well made with a good cast but the film just doesn't come together, very much like it's unconnected story-lines. It's not a bad film but just rather dull and meh. For the follow-up of what was a very exciting film this one was rather boring and stale, though still good to look at.
2 1/2 out of 5 stars.
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