Sight Unseen: April 1, 2005

Continuing the Friday series of reviews of movies I haven't seen.

Sin City
This could be the first "Sight Unseen" movie that I'll actually see in the theaters (that bootleg DVD of Ice Princess while shot in a theater doesn't count).

Set in the imaginary blue-screen town of Basin City (can Las Vegas, the real-life "Sin City" according to Yahoo searches, sue for nickname violation), the Robert Rodriguez-Frank Miller collaboration boasts some pretty big Hollywood names (Bruce Willis, Benicio Del Toro, Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Nick Stahl, etc.). Shooting on a sound stage means that money normally spent on locations can be funneled into talent and a decent script: something George Lucas didn't think of when he made The Phantom Menace.

So, what sins are representing in Sin City? Well, judging from the trailers at least 5 of the 7 Deadly Sins make an appearance (pride, envy, wrath, greed, and lust). No word on gluttony's whereabouts, but sloth just couldn't make it out of bed.