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Andrea Thompson

20 Years Ago, Frank Miller's Controversial Noir Thriller Was Both Ahead Of And Behind Its Time

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In 2005, three years before Iron Man was launched into the stratosphere and kicked off the juggernaut we now know as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, one of the most faithful comic book adaptations ever made stylishly hit the screens — and became an instant classic.

It’s also an early aughts time capsule, for better and for worse, with producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein to prove the latter. Directors Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez, as well as guest director Quentin Tarantino, who helms the movie’s opening sequence, have also all had their own share of controversies since, to put it in the gentlest way possible.

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