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Running time 102 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $65 million Box office $39.4 million Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (also known as Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For) is a 2014 American and follow-up to the 2005 film. Directed by and, the script is written by Miller and is primarily based on the in the series by Miller. One of the smaller plots of the film is based on the short story 'Just Another Saturday Night,' which is collected in, the sixth book in the comic series.
Two original stories ('The Long Bad Night' and 'Nancy's Last Dance') were created exclusively for the film written by Miller. The film stars an including returning cast members,.
Newcomers to the series include,. The film was released on August 22, 2014 on 2D, 3D and RealD 3D. Unlike the first film, A Dame to Kill For was a, grossing $39 million against its $65 million production budget, and received mixed reviews from film critics. Contents. Plot 'Just Another Saturday Night' regains consciousness on a highway overlooking The Projects, surrounded by several dead young men and a crashed police car, with no memory of how he got there.
He retraces his steps, recalling that since it's Saturday, he watched dance at. Stepping outside, he encounters four rich frat boys burning a homeless man alive. When Marv intervenes, the leader of the frat boys shoots him in the arm, calling him ' Boy,' which Marv mishears as 'Bernie'. They flee, and Marv follows them, stealing a police car on the way, which he crashes into their car, leading to his blackout and memory loss. He follows the two surviving frat boys into, the neighborhood where he grew up. With the assistance of the deadly residents lurking in the shadows, he dispatches the frat boys.
He questions the leader about being called 'Bernini Boy', and learns that it is the brand of coat he is wearing. After slitting the boy's throat, he considers his coat and realizes he cannot remember how he acquired it.
'The Long Bad Night (Part I)' Johnny, a cocky young gambler, arrives in Sin City and heads to Kadie's place. He immediately hits the jackpot on multiple. Taking a young waitress, Marcie, with him as a good luck charm, he buys into the backroom game led by the all-powerful. Johnny repeatedly wins in the high-stakes game, and cleans the senator out. One other player, the corrupt police lieutenant Liebowitz, warns him to flee the city. Instead, Johnny takes Marcie out for a night on the town. He walks her home, and Roark's goons suddenly attack him.
He fights them off, and tells Marcie to meet him at a hotel, and he is escorted into Roark's limousine. In payment for the humiliation he suffered at the card game, Roark takes back his money, and uses a pair of pliers to break the fingers of Johnny's playing hand. They toss Johnny out of the car, and the Senator shoots him in the leg. Roark reveals that he recognized Johnny as his illegitimate son. However, he remarks that he only considered his dead son, his flesh and blood.
He leaves Johnny alive, preferring to let him suffer, and Johnny swears revenge. 'A Dame to Kill For' Years before, attempts to put his violent past behind him, working as a private detective and leading a life of complete sobriety, and struggles daily to refuse his inner demons. After saving the life of Sally, a who is nearly murdered by her businessman lover, he receives an unexpected phone call from his former lover, who left Dwight four years prior for a wealthy tycoon, Damien Lord. She begs him to meet her at Kadie's saloon, and despite his embittered feelings, he agrees. When Ava arrives, she begs forgiveness for leaving him, and implies she is afraid for her life before her massive chauffeur, arrives to escort her home. Unable to get her out of his mind, Dwight sneaks into Damien Lord's estate, where he observes Ava swimming, but is caught and beaten. Dwight is returned home, where a nude Ava waits for him.
He tries to throw her out, but can't resist her and they make love. She tells him that Damien and Manute torture her physically and mentally, and she knows Damien will kill her soon. Manute arrives and viciously beats a naked Dwight, sending him out the window with a single punch. Determined to rescue Ava, Dwight recruits Marv to help him, and they mount an assault on Lord's compound. Marv attacks Manute, putting him in traction, and tearing out his eye.
Dwight confronts Damien Lord, who denies Ava's accusations, and an enraged Dwight beats him to death. As he reacts in horror, Ava appears and shoots Dwight several times, taunting him, and thanking him, for helping her murder her husband, and take over his fortune. She shoots him in the face and forces him to fall out of a window, where Marv rescues him and takes him to Old Town.
Dwight's old flame, recognizes him and saves his life. With the help of Gail, and the deadly assassin, Dwight undergoes reconstructive surgery on his face, and plots his revenge. Meanwhile, two detectives, Mort and Bob, investigate Damien's death. Ava claims Dwight was an obsessive ex-lover, and he killed her husband in a jealous rage. Bob is skeptical, but Ava seduces Mort, who believes her every word. They begin an affair and Ava pressures him to find and kill Dwight.
When Mort, obsessed with Ava, attempts to track Dwight down in Old Town, an action that would break the truce between the police and the prostitutes, Bob attempts to stop him. An enraged Mort shoots Bob in the face, then commits suicide afterward.
Out of options, Ava reluctantly partners with the mob boss. Dwight, with his face newly reconstructed, is accompanied by Gail and Miho, posing as Wallenquist's man from Texas. Inside Ava's estate, however, Manute sees past the new face, and captures Dwight. Gail and Miho strike from Dwight's car, and Dwight shoots Manute with a hidden.45 he had up his left sleeve. Six bullets fail to kill him, and Manute aims shakily at Dwight, as Ava unexpectedly grabs one of Manute's guns, shooting Manute several times. She attempts to convince Dwight to pair with her, and that the pain he suffered revealed his true intentions, but Dwight shoots her mid-kiss, and she dies in his arms.
'The Long Bad Night (Part II)' Johnny visits an unlicensed doctor, Kroenig, who shoots up heroin before trading his services for Johnny's last $40, and his shoes. Realizing he left Marcie unprotected, Johnny rushes to his hotel, but finds Roark waiting for him, along with Marcie's dismembered head and hands. Again, Roark lets him go. Intent on taking down Roark, Johnny scrounges a dollar from a sympathetic waitress, Bertha, which he uses to regain enough money playing slots to buy his way into Roark's game the following night. Playing a card shark's con, Johnny folds his first few hands, allowing Roark to taunt him about his dead mother.
He once again cons Roark into going all in, then reveals his winning hand. Johnny taunts Roark, reminding him that tonight's story of how the same man beat him twice will follow him for the rest of his life. His vengeance completed, Johnny smiles resignedly, a single tear running down his face as Roark shoots him in the head, commanding his men to get rid of the body. 'Nancy's Last Dance' Four years after,' Nancy Callahan is in a deep depression over 's death. She is obsessed with getting revenge on Senator Roark for having driven Hartigan to kill himself. As she wallows in despair, the ghost of Hartigan watches over her, unable to reach her but still attempting to help.
On the same night that Johnny joins the backroom poker game, Nancy attempts to shoot Roark from the stage of Kadie's, but she can't bring herself to pull the trigger. Nancy hallucinates a visit from Roark, and shortly thereafter cuts her hair and smashes a mirror, using its shards to cut her face. She decides to get Marv to help her kill Roark by showing him the scars, and making him believe that Roark was responsible. As they step out of the club, they meet a motorcycle gang that are there to shoot up the place. Marv kills two, but leaves their leader for Nancy to finish off. The pair mount an assault on Roark's compound. Marv slaughters Roark's bodyguards, while Nancy picks off the guards with a crossbow.
Marv is wounded, but Nancy continues alone to confront Roark. Roark shoots her first in the side, then the leg, and is about to finish her off. Suddenly, Hartigan's ghost appears in the mirror, startling Roark long enough for Nancy to recover and kill him.
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as Sam's Friend Production In 2005, after Sin City was released, Rodriguez announced plans for a follow-up film that would feature many of the same characters. He planned for the film to be based on. Miller said the film would be a prequel and a sequel with interlinking stories both before and after the first film. Miller, who was writing the screenplay in 2006, had anticipated for production to begin later in the year. However, Rodriguez had also said that official casting would not start until the script was finalized and in the studio's hands.
At the 2007, Frank Miller confirmed that he and Robert Rodriguez had completed a script, but blamed for the delay. During the 2011, Rodriguez stated that the script for Sin City 2 was nearing completion and that it was his hope that shooting could begin before the end of the year. Rodriguez said that Sin City 2 would comprise A Dame to Kill For, 'Just Another Saturday Night' and two original stories Sin City creator Miller had written for the film, one new story reportedly titled 'The Long Bad Night'.
In August 2011, Rodriguez stated that the script was almost completely finalized and that he had already received funding for the film, and that production would commence once the script was finalized. In September 2011, it was revealed that had been brought in to add the finishing touches to Miller's screenplay. In March 2012, Rodriguez announced that production on Sin City 2 would begin in mid-2012. He also mentioned that the cast would be 'of the same caliber and eclecticism' as that of the previous film. It was also announced the film would be released in. Rodriguez and Miller at a panel for the film at in July 2014 On April 13, 2012, the film was confirmed, in addition to the new title, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. The film was expected to go into production in the summer of 2012, but principal photography began near the end of October 2012.
On June 17, 2013, the film's release date was pushed back from October 4, 2013, to August 22, 2014. Rodriguez later explained that the film was always intended for release in 2014 and that they were merely holding the October date for. In May 2014, the banned a poster of the film featuring due to nudity visible through a sheer gown. Casting During initial pre-production following release of the first film in 2005, was said to be Rodriguez's first choice in the role of Ava, so much so that he was delaying production to correspond with her pregnancy, according to, but subsequent articles throughout the years stated that other rumored frontrunners in addition to Jolie were,. On January 29, 2013, it was officially announced that had been cast in the role.
On October 29, 2012, it was confirmed that would not return to reprise her role as due to her second pregnancy, and that would take over the role in the second film. On December 5, 2012, it was announced that would replace (who died before production began) as Manute.
On January 7, 2013, it was confirmed that was cast as new character Johnny, described as 'a cocky gambler who disguises a darker mission to destroy his most foul enemy at his best game'. The character is not to be confused with another character named Johnny, featured in the short story 'Daddy's Little Girl'. The following day, it was reported that was cast as Dwight.
On January 29, 2013 it was revealed which characters new cast members, and would play (their casting was announced much earlier, but their roles unspecified). Liotta was cast as Joey Canelli, a married businessman who is cheating on his wife. Temple was cast as Sally, Joey's mistress and a girl from Old Town. Meloni was cast as Mort, Bob's new partner and one of the few honest cops of Basin City. Piven replaces as Bob (although Madsen was initially announced to be returning during pre-production).
The same day, it was announced that was cast as Marcie, a young stripper who crosses paths with new character Johnny. On February 5, it was announced that had been cast as villain. Release The film premiered at the on August 19, 2014. The film was released in the United States on August 22, 2014.
Box office Sin City: A Dame to Kill For grossed $13.8 million in North America and $25.6 million in other countries for a worldwide total of $39.4 million, against a production budget of $65 million. In North America the film earned $2.6 million on its opening day and $6.3 million its opening weekend, finishing eighth for the weekend. After the poor opening weekend, news sources universally called the film a major box office failure, citing the causes as lackluster marketing, weak reviews and diminished interest from a nine-year gap between the two Sin City films. In its second weekend, the film dropped to number 14, grossing $2.9 million over the four-day holiday. In its third weekend, the film dropped to number 16, grossing $691,410. Critical response On, the film holds a rating of 53%, based on 178 reviews, with an average rating of 5.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads, ' A Dame to Kill For boasts the same stylish violence and striking visual palette as the original Sin City, but lacks its predecessor's brutal impact.'
On, the film has a score of 46 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating 'mixed or average reviews'. Alonso Duralde of gave the film a negative review, saying 'This is Rodriguez's second sequel in a row in which he turns sex, violence and exploitation into an occasion for dullness. For a film loaded with decapitations and gun-toting ladies in bondage gear, Sin City gets really tedious really quickly.' Justin Chang of gave the film a negative review, saying 'Rare indeed is the movie that features this many bared breasts, pummeled crotches and severed noggins and still leaves you checking your watch every 10 minutes.'
Todd McCarthy of gave the film a positive review, saying 'As an exercise in style, it's diverting enough, but these mean streets are so well traveled that it takes someone like Eva Green to make the detour through them worth the trip.' Soren Anderson of gave the film two out of four stars, saying 'This new Sin City features the signature characteristics and many of the original's characters but seems less adventurous.
It feels a little flabby and self-satisfied. The element of surprise is gone.'
Kyle Smith of the gave the film a negative review, saying 'It's 100 solid minutes of wearying pastiche, and I found myself checking my watch a lot.' Of gave the film two out of four stars, saying ' Sin City: A Dame To Kill For doesn't explode onscreen the way the first one did. Miller's monochrome palette, splashed with color that shines like a whore's lip gloss, doesn't startle as it once did.' Peter Hartlaub of the gave the film one out of five stars, saying 'It is, in almost every way, inferior to its predecessor. It's poorly paced and repetitive.' Amy Nicholson of gave the film a C−, saying 'Eva Green is sexy, funny, dangerous and wild - everything the film needed to be - and whenever she's not on screen, we feel her absence as though the sun has blinked off.'
Bill Goodykoontz of gave the film two and a half stars out of five, saying 'This is a great cast, but with the few exceptions they simply serve the effects.' Kristin Tillotson of the gave the film two and a half stars out of five, saying ' Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is worth the watch if you expect nothing more than disparate comic-strip frames of action.
But nine years in coming, this follow-up ultimately fizzles.' Stephanie Merry of gave the film two out of four stars, saying 'The aesthetic quality is still there, even if there haven't been too many great leaps since Rodriguez unveiled Sin City in 2005. But the stories aren't nearly as engrossing.' Joe Williams of the gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying 'As in the first film, there are judicious stabs of color.
And Alba is a showstopper in a fringed cowgirl outfit. But nine years wiser, we know that pretty things aren't always worth killing for.' Claudia Puig of gave the film two out of four stars, saying 'The cartoonish mayhem in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For aims for a film noir sensibility, but too frequently the script simply resorts to anachronistic scenes of Jessica Alba twerking.' Rafer Guzman of gave the film two out of four stars, saying 'The movie's trademark mix of live action and drawing techniques (white silhouettes, reddened lips, an abundance of venetian blinds) looks fantastic.
If it's depth you want, you've knocked on the wrong door.' Tom Russo of gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying 'As usual with Sin City, much of the vibe is about echoing genre touchstones, while the look isn't quite like anything else the digital age has seen.' Peter Howell of the gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying 'It's a town of bad women and worse poets, where the fists are hard, the talk is tough but nothing is for real - and nothing doesn't add up to much.' Jeannette Catsoulis of gave the film a negative review, saying 'Punishingly stylized, this marriage of comic-book panels and hard-boiled dialogue has a heaviness that can't be explained solely by its cynicism or lack of wit. It's a blunt instrument whose visual shadings far surpass the kill-or-be-killed storytelling.' Betsy Sharkey of the gave the film a negative review, saying 'The greatest sin of Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame To Kill For is the way its high style is brought low - visually stunning, but emotionally vapid, unrelentingly violent, its splendiferous comic book cast mostly squandered.'
Liam Lacey of gave the film two out of four stars, saying 'If you showed the Sin City midnight world in smaller doses, as a weekly series on late-night cable television, the slick graphics and cold kink might be more compelling.' Of gave the film three out of four stars, saying 'For those who appreciated Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller's 2005 campy, kinetic film noir homage, Sin City, the 2014 follow-up, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is unlikely to disappoint.' Home media Sin City: A Dame to Kill For was released on November 18, 2014, on,.
The special features include 'The Movie In High-Speed Green Screen—All Green Screen Version', 'Makeup Effects Of Sin City With Greg Nicotero', 'Stunts Of Sin City With Jeff Dashnaw', and 'Character Profiles'. Possible sequel Frank Miller revealed at the 2014 Comic-Con that he and director Robert Rodriguez have had discussions about a potential third Sin City film.
Miller said at the event 'So you better show up for number two, or they won’t pay for it'. TV Series Dimension Films is developing a soft reboot of the series for television; Stephen L’Heureux who produced the second film will oversee the series with Sin City creator Frank Miller.
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10 Great Mid-Film Plot Twists by Screenwriters Too often when watching a film, especially for those of us who have seen many of them, you can read where the story is going and predict what is going to happen onscreen prematurely. However, those screenwriters in pursuit of something that will truly stand out may think about throwing in a mid-film plot twist.
An event that will stick with your audience long after the credits are complete. One that the audience would never be able to predict or see coming ahead of time. It could be shocking or controversial. Some examples could be:. Kill off a main character.
An insignificant fact becomes vitally important all of a sudden. A sudden, drastic change in tone or even genre.
A new character is introduced mid-film. A new fact hidden from the audience suddenly comes to light This would be different from dividing a film into “Acts” or “Chapters” as those would usually not be considered “plot twists”. “FULL METAL JACKET” comes to mind as an example of this. A story being told in a definitive two-part algorithm (boot camp vs.
The brutality of war). This is also not the same as a “twist ending”. One where you try to fool the audience or make them want to re watch the movie when it is complete to see what they may have missed the first time.
No examples like Bruce Willis being dead the whole time, or Kevin Spacey suddenly walking without his limp. We’ve compiled a list of 10 examples where it seems like things seem to be going along swimmingly. Your audience is along for the ride, then something interesting or shocking happens to cause them to refocus on what you are saying. It forces further commitment on their part to go with it. 10 Mid-Film Plot Twists 1. The hunters becomes the hunted in PREDATOR When Major “Dutch” Schaefer (Arnold Schwarzenegger) leads his commando unit into the jungle depths of Central America, he is told by the CIA the mission is hostage rescue.
The men quickly discover a helicopter with skinned corpses hanging from tall trees. After destroying an enemy camp, Dutch is told the actual mission was to discover important documents and the men they found were from an earlier rescue attempt. The film is now controlled by Doe. The police have to decide if they will let Doe lead them to more undiscovered victims under his terms. If not, Doe would plead insanity and surely not go to jail due to the graphic, insidious nature of the crimes. Brad Pitt’s face at the end of the film says it all.
His intense emotion as he wrestles with blinding anguish and villainous rage is his “SOPHIE’S CHOICE” moment. Writer Andrew Kevin Walker’s use of this plot twist stole the narrative’s trajectory and never let go. ‘What’s in the box?’ 7.Waking up in HOSTEL Two college students backpacking across Europe in search of adventure meet an unusual young man who shows them a multitude of naked young women in various sexual forays. This convinces the two men to forego the usual tourist drab and take a chance on some “real” fun in Slovakia along with their new Icelandic chum tagging along.
Slovakia has potential as the men become fast friends with some luscious ladies who invite them out for fun. The Twist: It turns out the Hostel is just a front for an intricate network of constant tourist livestock used by an underground organization called the Elite Hunting Club. Its wealthy membership can purchase their very own victim to dispense a quick, lengthy or complicated death.
Though not high art by any means, horror fans will appreciate the complex situation Paxton (Jay Hernandez) finds himself in when he awakens and the lengths he has to go in order to survive. Writer and director has always been known for taking events to their extreme, and “HOSTEL” delivers on that level. The “torture porn” genre was created with this film along with the “SAW” franchise and thrilled audiences with enough variety to keep audiences entertained throughout. 8.Cheating wife? From TRUE LIES Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) has two loves:.
His job as a secret U.S. Government agent. His loving wife, Helen (Jamie Lee Curtis) Harry’s new mission is to combat the terrorist group, the “Crimson Jihad”, all the while making his wife think he is in the boring computer business. His job is secret to even his wife, who is bored in her marriage and just wants a little excitement.
Harry discovers Helen has been talking to another man behind his back. The Twist: Using government resources, he surveils the other man and tells him to back off. He also lures Helen into participating in a real-life spy mission of her own.
She meets him in a hotel room not knowing her husband is in control. She is forced into character, dresses provocatively and performs her “mission” duties. It is an interesting turn for the film to make and may seem a little out-of-place the first time you see the film. Ultimately, the scene works to deepen the relationship between Helen and Harry and sets up the third act when the narrative pivots back to an action film right after this scene’s conclusion. Then it’s non-stop action throughout the robust, intense climax. 9.Alex gets arrested in A CLOCKWORK ORANGE Dastardly deed doer Alex DeLarge is the head of his friend posse, the “droogs” in futuristic London. Every night they go out and cause “ultra violence”, chaos, and terrorize the locals.
The “droogs” become increasingly uneasy with the leadership of their pack; however, Alex sees things differently. One night, after one of their escapades, Alex is incapacitated by one of his own henchmen and left to take the fall for their crimes. The Twist: Once incarcerated, Alex is processed through the system and is told one of his victims has died, making him a murderer. The, a new, experimental, rapid reform treatment is discussed for which Alex is volunteered.
He is made to hate everything he once loved including:. The sight of beautiful women. Sight of violence and violent images.
The love of his life, Ludwig van Beethoven ‘No. Stop it, please! It’s a sin, it’s a sin, it’s a sin!’ Presumed cured, Alex is released where events come full circle. Alex’s arrest side-winds the film into an exploration of whether reform of such an individual is truly possible using these extreme, improbable means.
Obviously, director Stanley Kubrick paints the canvas of film and its levels better than anyone; however, the fundamental story is also intriguing through this interesting twist. The narrative could have just continued along the downward spiral of Alex and his “droogs” without any thought of redemption, but that was the interesting part. 10.The Von Trapps escape to Austria in THE SOUND OF MUSIC Young nun student Maria is called upon to become governess to Captain Von Trapp’s (Christopher Plummer) seven precocious children in 1938 Salzburg, Austria. Though some initial hardship and friction is present with everyone adjusting to new personalities, the children and Maria become fast friends after she schools them in song.
They frolic across the countryside together in harmony. Emotions run high when another woman enters the picture. Maria is confused in her feelings after a confrontation which causes her to leave the family and return to her abbey. The children miss Maria and come by asking her to return.
Events return to magic when the Captain and Maria are reunited and married sometime later. The Twist: Although the film is remarkably upbeat throughout, the third act of the film is surprisingly somber. The Von Trapp family discovers their home has been seized by the Nazis. The Captain is forced to take a job with the German Navy against his wishes. Refusing, he decides his family must escape after one more performance. During the performance, the family makes their way out and hides in a cemetery.
Although closely pursued by Nazi soldiers, the family has enough wits and allies to make their escape. The ultimate release ending is never really in doubt. There are several moments of high tension which is why this entry was selected for this list. The abrupt change in demeanor, tone and whimsy which was in almost every scene of the first half of the film juxtaposes the final scenes well. The third act of this film shows that even a musical classic can be shunted in a different direction at any moment. – What did you think of this article?, give it a rating, and let us know your thoughts in the comments box further down – Struggling with a script or book?
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