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Sin City   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  A beautiful woman stands on the balcony of a skyscraper looking out at the forest of massive buildings. A man exits the party and approaches her from behind. He lets her hear his footsteps. They have a small conversation, he offers her a cigarette, then shoots her. This is just the beginning.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Sin City is comprised of four stories. The film begins and ends with the story of a hit man (Josh Hartnett). But Hartnett plays only a small role in the film. The main three tales are outlandishly awesome.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  After Hartnett’s piece, the movie goes into the story of a policeman (Bruce Willis) who saves a little girl from a child molester, only to have it ruin the rest of his life. He is shot many times and left for dead. Willis’ story is cut off, leaving you hungry to know how it ends.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Then the most savage character I have ever seen in a movie is introduced. His name is simply Marv (Mickey Rourke). He is a massive, muscle-bound, huge-chinned mad man. A beautiful blond bombshell seduces him, and it is the greatest night of his life. He wakes up with her dead body next to him. Then Marv makes it his life mission to find, torture, maim, and kill everyone that had to do anything with it.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  After Marv’s story concludes, you are introduced to Dwight (Clive Owen), another murderous mad man. Dwight is a murderer with a new face and is tryi...