Sin City by Frank Miller.

 A very long time passed since I finally read and saw original graphic novels Sin City. A fail of the second film Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, which disappointed me in that overcast evening, was a clear reason to take Frank Miller’s books and especially discover unadapted stories, but after few years more I’ve finished with all of them (except with a collection of short stories “Booze, Broads and Bullets”, which I didn’t find in full.).

 “The Hard Goodbye”. I had adapted film in mind when was reading the first graphic novel, where following to the stories in details. A conversation Marv with his mother is one absenting episode in a movie, but that’s really needless. Sin City is unification of noir and neo-noir, where in narration of every protagonist often uses superior metaphors and where great dialogs can be between henchmen, which will die in few seconds. Under this great ambience tells excellent stories. A personal pleasure of graphic novels in excellent drawings, which also did by Frank Miller.

“A Dame to Kill For”. It was only a good story in Sin City 2, which differs from other two, because has a book background. So bad that Clive Owen wasn’t available for filming, what killed a charm of Dwight McCarthy. In meeting of Wallenquist with Ava Lord, a head of criminal organization demonstrates a dominance in conversation and talks straight on fail tries of interlocutor’s seducing in a graphic novel, when in the film they speak on equal positions and German likes her presence. I don’t like correction of this episode in Sin City 2 and also there a final shootout in a mansion, which was soulless staged and made brightly obvious a conclusion. That wasn’t in reading, which has everything what defines Sin City.

“The Big Fat Kill”. Films surpass graphic novels in demonstration of nude scenes, which always has a reason for appearance, when in original books Frank Miller exaggerates in them. Fortunately, exhibitionism doesn’t has a mass event as in any cheap TV series of HBO channel. “The Big Fat Kill” mentions Battle of Thermopylae about it Frank Miller will create 300, which I didn’t read, but saw a good entertainment film with screaming Gerard Butler. I’m thinking that detail about Spartans would be great for narration of Dwight McCarthy if it would be in the movie.

“That Yellow Bastard”. John Hartigan and his story was the most attracting when I was watching the adaptation. I like characters, who are different to my views and with whom I argue. A cop, who was sent in jail for justified job, empathies me of citizens of this rotten city. Hartigan’s personality and relations between him and Nancy Callahan, who could have an interesting story of revenge, but a crossbow, ruining chronology Marv and needless ghost presence of John with only nice monologue on hell are parts of failure. The film haven't presence of Roark in court episode and that's better for a plot.

“Family Values” is a story without magnificence of Sin City, which moves from point A to point B with a little stop for many pages devotion on few kills without surprise by boringly undefeatable Miho. She and Dwight McCarthy don’t disclose new in own personalities. Their goal is simple – a total annihilation of Sin City’s mafia. The protagonist would be better keeping mom in his narration in which Frank Miller didn’t succeed, what relates to a plot and dialogs to which I have few questions.

“Hell and Back” Miller returns to sweet word of protagonist’s narrating in introduced Wallace, a painter with excellent drawn guise and brilliant personal characteristics, which in one row with John Hartigan in attraction. He shares qualities with Miho, but she hasn’t vulnerability, what has Wallace. Fight of Marv and Manute was colliding of two bulky men, when Wallace against one-eyed Negro uses martial arts and savvy mind by which easy defeats opponent. I liked episode of how he spent his night in a jail. Hell and Back’s story was hyping until I saw losing of sense in actions, which sometimes were did for a twist. Hallucinating in colored pages is excellent as idea, but implementation doesn’t compare with the plot, which became weaker on this point, and Miller makes a mistake that in fantasies he demonstrates own tastes and personal works. A good narrating of the main characters doesn’t loses in contrast of the story.