I saw a screening of SIN CITY last tuesday and was very disappointed.
I thought it was very pretentious, empty and even boring (because of a constant voice over from the characters, which completely takes you out of the movie). There's a lot of great ideas and exiting visuals but it doesn't make a movie. You don't have any connection with the characters, and I hate the way the fights are filmed and choreographed.
I'm being radical with this movie because that's the kind of film I want to love, so I'm all the more pissed when it doesn't reach my demands... I'm sure I'll love BATMAN BEGINS a lot more...
Most of my american classmates loved it, so if you wanna see it don't hold back, I'm just giving my personal opinion here.