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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

  • 2014
  • R
  • 1h 42m
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Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Josh Brolin, Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Eva Green in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
The town's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with some of its more reviled inhabitants.
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Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.

  • Directors
    • Frank Miller
    • Robert Rodriguez
  • Writer
    • Frank Miller
  • Stars
    • Mickey Rourke
    • Jessica Alba
    • Josh Brolin
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    175K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,252
    231
    • Directors
      • Frank Miller
      • Robert Rodriguez
    • Writer
      • Frank Miller
    • Stars
      • Mickey Rourke
      • Jessica Alba
      • Josh Brolin
    • 298User reviews
    • 328Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Mickey Rourke
    Mickey Rourke
    • Marv
    Jessica Alba
    Jessica Alba
    • Nancy
    Josh Brolin
    Josh Brolin
    • Dwight
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Johnny
    Rosario Dawson
    Rosario Dawson
    • Gail
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    • Hartigan
    Eva Green
    Eva Green
    • Ava
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    Powers Boothe
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    Dennis Haysbert
    Dennis Haysbert
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    Ray Liotta
    Ray Liotta
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    Christopher Meloni
    Christopher Meloni
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    Jeremy Piven
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    Christopher Lloyd
    Christopher Lloyd
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    Jaime King
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    Stacy Keach
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    Marton Csokas
    Marton Csokas
    • Damien Lord
    Jude Ciccolella
    Jude Ciccolella
    • Lt. Liebowitz
    • Directors
      • Frank Miller
      • Robert Rodriguez
    • Writer
      • Frank Miller
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    7Vartiainen

    Unfortunately they used all the best stories in the first one

    Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is not a bad idea on paper. Frank Miller's Sin City universe is a rich and interesting setting, and as the first Sin City film proved, it translates to the silver screen beautifully. Unfortunately they decided to stick all the best stories into the first film, thus guaranteeing its success, but leaving the possible sequel without much material to use. Not that the stories used here are bad, they're just not as great as the ones used in the first one. Tellingly Miller was actually called back to write two new stories exclusively for the film. It shows.

    However, there is one exception. The story named A Dame to Kill For. Considered to be one of the better stories in the original comic books, it's a good thing they still had one such story to wrap their movie around. And it is awesome. Just as good as the stories in the original film with same great quality acting, hardcore action and brutal visuals. No complaints.

    The second adaptation story, Just Another Saturday Night, is really nothing more than an Ode to Marv (Mickey Rourke), and that's okay in my books. It doesn't have much of a plot, and the supporting characters are nonexistent, but it's a good opening piece.

    The Long Bad Night, the first of the new stories, works because of its actors. Both Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Powers Boothe have amazing screen presence and as they're pitted against one another throughout the night the stakes keep getting higher and higher, with satisfying results. A fine story and I could see this as an original Sin City story.

    Nancy's Last Dance, our last story, is unfortunately the weakest story by far. They clearly wanted to give Jessica Alba something more to chew with her character, but it just doesn't have that edge. You don't buy it. Still not awful, merely average.

    Aside from the material, the biggest problem is the common sequel problem where they want to do the same that worked so well in the original, but with more oomph. Here it means more colour spliced into the black-n-white, and it's very distracting. The original used colour carefully, for emphasis, for popping up important details. Here it seems that every single frame has a splotch of colour in it, usually for no reason, they just wanted colour in their frames. And thus the distinct visual style of Sin City is shattered.

    All in all Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is not a bad film by any means. It's disappointing, certainly, but only because I love the first film so much, and wanted more of that greatness, no matter how impossible it is to achieve. Still, a great movie to check out if you're a fan, but don't expect miracles.
    7SPZMaxinema

    Aside from a couple issues, it's the same as the first and I enjoyed it!

    I didn't really like the character of Ava, not a lot of depth with her and a little too much back and forth. I also feel like there wouldn't be that many great hands in a poker game happening so often, those scenes felt a little bit rushed. Aside from being a bit more unfocused, it's about the same as the first movie which I liked! The graphic/artistic action and directing were really good and Mickey Rourke was a complete badass, as well as Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Josh Brolin. The villain was definitely good at making me desire justice against him and the actor who played him played a good bad guy. A mediocre follow up but still not that bad!
    marginal1

    If you liked the first one, you'll like/love this one, too

    I got to see an advance screening last night. If you're a fan of the first Sin City, you won't be disappointed. It's more of the same, but that's a good thing: hyper-stylized visuals, intense violence, plenty of splattered blood. Film Noir cranked up to 11.

    Jessica Alba doing her stripper grind? CHECK. Mickey Rourke causing much harm? CHECK. Josh Brolin is new to the franchise and he is GREAT! JGL is new to the franchise and he is GREAT! But the film really belongs to Powers Boothe. He is just pure evil. If you liked him as Cy Tolliver in Deadwood you'll love him in this.

    The only drawback is that the original Miho (Asian female killer) was apparently pregnant at the time of the filming of the sequel, so they had to replace her. That's kind of a bummer.

    Fans of the comic / graphic novel will be happy. Fans of Robert Rodriguez will be happy. GO!
    8jarthur0111

    For all the wrong reasons...

    OK, maybe this movie isn't aimed at "mature" audiences, but for adults looking for a trashy good time at the movies then you won't get a movie any better than this. If you want to see unrelenting brutality & most of Eva Green you will get your money's worth & then some.

    Green totally owns the "Dame" role that she was perfectly cast for. When her story ends the movie does drop off (fortunately her story is most of the movie).

    The "Sin City look" is enhanced by 3D (I normally avoid 3D) & rates as one of the best uses of 3D I've ever seen. Fans (like me) of Miller's "A Dame To Kill For" comic book will be thrilled at it's obsessive loyalty to word & frame screen treatment. It looks fantastic! (Maybe, I mean to say that Green looks fantastic. It's both.) I don't get all the criticism of how this "look" has grown tiresome --not for me in 3D.

    All the actors in big roles to small look like they are having a sinful amount of fun, but Joseph Gordon-Levitt is almost as strong as Green in a new role in one the new stories written for the movie. If you saw "Looper" (or "Inception") you already know that JGL can play a tough guy despite his physical size.

    Make no mistake this movie is a feature length Roadrunner cartoon for adults --emphasis on "adults"--with all of the ridiculous action & over- the-top violence that only a cartoon can get away with because of the way it's rendered.(No kids, please: there is just enough gore that isn't so cartoonish to make it unfit for children.)

    Like the first Sin City 9 years ago, this new Sin City is B-movie bliss. (I still don't like Jessica Alba as "Nancy".)
    8troymerig

    Not as good as the first one but still very solid and entertaining

    Let me begin by saying that the first Sin City is one of my favorite movies of all time. I thought it was an absolute blast to watch, and the filming style blew me away.

    A Dame to Kill For is the same type of movie as the first, but it is not executed quite as well. It may just be be cause the style lost some of its original appeal, but I thought it didn't live up to its predecessor. With that said, I still thought A Dame to Kill For was a great time at the movies. Everything about it was solid. It continued the action from the first and did not fail to keep me at the edge of my seat. And, Marv was his normal, b.a. self.

    A Dame to Kill for consists of two story lines that are prequels to those of the first Sin City and one that is a sequel. I felt that it delivered very well in its attempt to support what happened in the first movie. I would recommend re-watching the first one so that you're fresh for this. Sometimes you can forget the names if you haven't seen it in a while.

    Overall, this movie was great. If I had not seen the first Sin City, I would have been blown away.

    I give it a 8/10. A definite must-see.

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    • Trivia
      The lead role was originally offered to Johnny Depp, but he declined due to scheduling conflicts. Joseph Gordon-Levitt later replaced him, despite offers to star in other movies such as Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Godzilla (2014). In 2006 when Rodriguez first started putting together ideas for "Sin City 2," he considered Depp for the part of Wallace, the lead character of "Hell and Back," which he was hoping to adapt as one of the film's three segments. The idea to adapt "Hell and Back" was scrapped, however, and Rodriguez chose to adapt "Just Another Saturday Night," "A Dame to Kill For," and the never-published "The Long, Bad Night" instead.
    • Goofs
      Nancy states that in the first Sin City (2005), Hartigan killed himself by sticking a gun in his mouth and shooting. He actually shot himself in the forehead.
    • Quotes

      [from trailer]

      Johnny: Sin City's where you go in with your eyes open, or you don't come out at all.

    • Crazy credits
      Robert Rodriguez's credit for cinematography and editing is displayed as "Shot and cut by Robert Rodriguez".
    • Connections
      Edited into Sin City: A Dame to Kill - All Green Screen High-Speed Version (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Skin City
      Written by Robert Rodriguez

      Performed by Steven Tyler

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    • Release date
      • August 22, 2014 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sin City 2: una dama por la cual mataría
    • Filming locations
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Aldamisa Entertainment
      • Demarest Films
      • Dimension Films
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    • Budget
      • $65,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $13,757,804
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,317,683
      • Aug 24, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $39,407,616
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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