In case you guys were wondering why there has been an embarrassment of riches on my blog this weekend, it's because I had a backlog of around nine drafts through the week. Normally, I am better at staying on top of them but they just kept piling up on me. I actually saw this one on Saturday and it's taken me this long just to get it posted.Timeline is a funny thing in these movies. Most of the same characters are still here but guessing when is a little more difficult. There are three main plots. The first involves Johnny the Gambler (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), in town to play at Senator Roark's (Powers Boothe) poker game. The senator mentions that his son is dead, so we know that is after the first Sin City. Concurrently happening is the furthering story of Nancy Callahan (Jessica Alba), stripper with a heart of gold poisoned by the loss of her beloved Hartigan (Bruce Willis). The titular plot line actually takes place before Movie #1, when Dwight (Josh Brolin) comes to the aid of his ex-flame Ava (Eva Green) and before he turns into Clive Owen. The common thread weaving them all together is Marv (Mickey Rourke). Marv doesn't seem to know or care when anything is, just as long as he gets to bust some heads.
Visually, the same stark black and white elements are at play, with brief highlights of color. This time it doesn't seem quite so vivid or as poignant as those flashes were in the first film. I will tell you this, though, you won't care. The only thing you will walk out of the theater thinking is "Man, Eva Green was naked, like, the whole time." She is a beautiful woman and God love her for having that kind of body confidence. If I looked like that, I'd probably walk around naked all the time. However, when spread across a 20-foot movie screen, her nudity becomes rather daunting.
For that reason, I'd say save it for a rental when you can see her more human-sized on TV in the comfort of your own house. Also, what you then do with that visual is up to you and not out in public.
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