Sucker Punch Review

Bitches can fight!

THE MOVIE: CRITIC'S TAKE

Sucker punch is a film that was suppose to break new ground. The special effects looked top notch, the girls look sexy but classy, and the story seems interesting. The trailer alone was mind boggling. All the pieces looked right for the first blockbuster of the year. There was just one little problem. If you aren't a movie buff or into the structure of moving pictures then this story is hard to follow. Even this movie buff was like WTF!

STORY

The story begins with a music video of what happened between Baby Doll, played by Emily Browning, and her father. Looks like the mother was worth a pretty penny and the father wanted a piece of the pie. Unlucky for him, the mother left everything to her two daughters in case of her death. When the father found out about this he unleashed all hell on the two daughters, killing one of them and sending Baby Doll to a mental institution. He struck a deal with blue, played by Oscar Isaac, to keep Baby Doll's mouth shut. Turns out Blue is the one running the show in this place and everyone is afraid of him but in Baby Doll's world nothing is what it seems.

I'm Snow White

In Baby Doll's world she is imagining that the place she's in is like a showgirls whore house. They're professional dancers putting on shows for the rich and high rollers. Baby Doll's high roller is coming in five days and she needs to get out of there before he can claim her but she doesn't know how. Her dance instructor, played by Carla Gugino, tells her that in this place the world is whatever she wants it to be. She uses this to imagine a world of dragons, robot samurais, a wise man played by Scott Glenn, the living dead, and orks from Lord of the Rings. All of them she has to battle through in order to locate and retrieve the five items she needs to escape. Needless to say these action sequences will leave you wanting more.

DIE!!!

Eventually Blue finds out that the girls are trying to escape and reeks havoc upon them. One by one they begin to drop like flies but Baby Doll manages to punch through and solve the mystery behind her own pain. In the process she is able to free one of her comrades and give her a spanking new life. Blue gets whats coming to him and we can only assume that justice will be served. I won't give away anymore spoilers but if you want to get your summer blockbuster started this is the film for you.

I want a xbox 360 now!

ACTING

The acting here was well BLAH! You can tell that Emily was acting the whole time and not once did I sense that she was comfortable in her role. None of the girls seemed that way either except for Abbie Cornish and surprisingly Vanessa Hudgens. Abbie owned her role while Vanessa looked to be having fun. The chemistry with the girls was flat including the sister relationship between Abbie and Jena Malone.

Sisterly love

I never once bought them as sisters and it seemed like their emotions were forced. As for Jamie Chung her acting has improved but her character here has little importance. You can tell that she was just eye candy for the male audience. The chemistry here wasn't a complete failure because of Oscar and Carla. Whatever scene they were in you could feel their raw emotion seep through their pours. They were able to save this film and bring out the best in the other actresses. Shame the other actors couldn't keep up. It would have been a better film.

SPECIAL EFFECTS

This movie will blow you away. I loved the imagery in this film. There truly isn't a film like this out today. The fight scenes were crisp and flashy without the cheesiness and everything looked as real as it could be. The one thing that bothered me was the remodeled T1000s from Terminator. You would think that Zack Synder would come up with something more original. Overall, at least in this department, the film is everything it said it would be. It will blow your mind.

I hope she's not packing STD's

WRITING AND DIRECTING

The movie was written and directed by Zack Synder. I have zero complaints about the directing. Even though sometimes I felt as though I was watching a music video, the film is still titillating. It's the story that I have the beef with. I couldn't help but be confused when they started to switch between fantasy and reality. Without warning it constantly switched back and forth. This will leave any viewer wondering what the hell is going on. There wasn't enough character development for much of the cast and Scott Glenn's character was more annoying than anything else. The story didn't flow well because of this confusion and it may hurt the film in the end.

Classy whores!

THE END

Overall the film is a must see. The special effects are the best so far this year and the girls are sexy. I liked that he kept them looking classy and not to trashy. Too many films have girls in thongs and G strings or wearing scandalous clothing but not this film. If you can follow the story then this should be a fun ride for you. If not then you may have to watch it a few more times to understand everything. Something tells me that you won't mind doing that though.

STORY 6 out of 10
ACTING 4 out of 10
SPECIAL EFFECTS 8 out of 10
WRITING 4 out of 10
DIRECTING 8 out of 10

OVERALL SCORE 6 (WORTH A WATCH)