While the movie lacked certain humanity, filmmakers Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller made up for it by flooding the viewer with adrenaline-pumping stories of revenge and the realistically ruinous consequences of trying to be a hero. The original Sin City, despite its disappointing portrayal of women, was a groundbreaking artistic work that showcased how far the comic-book movie genre could be visually pushed. A bad grade in the female department, however, doesn’t necessarily impede a movie from achieving greatness. Any movie that gives women something to do other than just be rescued and ogled at automatically makes for a more interesting and less predictable story. Would movies in this genre be better if women were fleshed out in more than just a literal sense? Of course they would. Expecting Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller to treat women as more than just sentient blow-up dolls with guns would be tantamount to expecting Michael Bay not to murder your childhood with TNT. The main reason I’m not harping on these aspects of the movie is that Sin City is supposed to be a pulpy, visually captivating male power fantasy where men are tough, killing is fun, and women are decorative. Similarly, when a cronie jacked off a pistol with glee, I held in my vomit (like a lady) instead of spewing it all over my fellow reviewers.

So I merely yawned when boobs were flying at me faster than I could process them during the screening. For example, I knew that when keeping in step with someone like Frank Miller, the way women would be treated in this movie would be somewhere between “terrible” and “shit-tastic” and that the misanthropy would be off the charts. We'll see when the film hits on August 22.Before watching Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill For, I was aware I’d have to lower my expectations in order to have an enjoyable experience.

I have a feeling I may be a bit lonely, though. Because I like the look, and I like the violence, and I doubt it will bore me. And since the original Sin City was the last Robert Rodriguez that managed to weigh over an ounce, that's a troubling indicator.Īnd yet, I will see it. It may have some familiar faces and employ a style which borders right on the nostalgic at this point, but something feels hollow about it. More than anything, this ad for Sin City: A Dame to Kill For feels like a Sin City television show.

This means it's only a matter of time before we're staring down the barrel of Sky Captain and the World of The Day After Tomorrow. And now here's a trailer for a sequel to Sin City. This weekend we're getting another 300 movie.

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