Sim City was not even remotely like the game.
I know video games and computer games don't translate well to the silver screen. While the writers are usually loyal to the spirit of the game, they usually make a few errors that can raise the ire of those looking to be upset. Good examples of this include Princess Daisy being Mario's love interest in Super Mario Bros., a guy getting punched and still claiming a "flawless victory" in Mortal Kombat and the murders not being real in Brainscan. Still, these errors pale in comparrison to the travesty of inaccuracy I just witnessed...
Sim City was not even remotely like the game.
Where the heck was Randall Shoop, the Health, Education and Aura Advisor? Was that who Elijah Wood's character was supposed to be? Where were the space aliens and gila monsters? Robert Rodriguez must have felt pretty invincible after the success of The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl to think that he was in a position to tell Maxis how the Sim universe should be. They focused way too much on crime and not enough of fire prevention, and we all know to what that leads. Anyway, at least they left this conversation in the movie, which I just lifted from the internet movie database:
Roark Jr.: Look at you, you can't even raise the taxes you levy.
Mayor John Hartigan: Sure I can.
[raises Taxes]
In conclusion, this was a great movie, because my only problem with Pulp Fiction was all the secondary colors.