5 Reasons Sin City: A Dame To Kill For Was A Huge Flop

3. Robert Rodriguez And Frank Miller Are No Longer Respected

Some filmmakers are immune to bad reviews and bad press, or carry so much clout that their names alone will draw people into a theater. Michael Bay is an example of the former, while people like Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Quentin Tarantino fit the latter. Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller are names that one day may have generated excitement. Today, however, their names are virtually meaningless. Rodriguez has thrown all of his audience goodwill out the window with bad film after bad film, especially over the last several years. Few remember that he directed the fun Mariachi trilogy, and instead remember him for things like Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D, Machete Kills, Shorts, and The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D. Miller is in a similar boat. Yes, he's well-regarded in the fan community for his seminal comics like The Dark Knight Returns and Batman: Year One, but general audiences remember him for things like the aforementioned adaptation of The Spirit and his overall curmudgeon-y demeanor in public. While their names may have drawn audiences into theater seats a decade ago, they very well may have been one of the things that drove audiences away from A Dame To Kill For.