Sin City

2005
US
2h 4min
18

Directed by: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino
Written by: Frank Miller
Cast: Jessica Alba, Benicio del Toro, Brittany Murphy, Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, Elijah Wood

Bleak, hardboiled comic book adaptation from fan Rodriguez (co-directing with creator Miller) truer to its source than anything to date. Despite being rendered mostly in black and white, this isn't a film for the squeamish. Alongside the super stylisation, 'Sin City' boasts deft storytelling, ballsy performances (from a to-die-for ensemble cast) and a line in bruising humour that'll leave you black and blue. Brutal and brilliant.