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Article: FILM REVIEW: 'Sin City' a sinfully amazing film
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- April 4, 2005
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Kevin Nelson
University Wire
04-04-2005
(The Daily Cardinal) (U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- What made the "Sin City" graphic novels unique was there noir-ish nature. The stories took a style popular in the '40s and '50s and adapted it for a comic book medium. "Sin City" works as a movie, because it stays true to the comic book's use of film style.
"Sin City" tells three slightly intertwined stories. The links between each story are not as strongly established as "Pulp Fiction," and each story can largely stand on its own. The first part tells the story of Marv, an ex-con played by Mickey Rourke, who sets out for revenge after someone murders the one girl who loved him. From Marv's story, the ...