Review of Sucker Punch (2011) by Mredzuan — 25 Mar 2011
Sucker Punch was a reasonably good movie, but it definitely wasn't great. The premise of the movie is simple, our female lead Babydoll who was wrongly institutionalized by his stepfather is trying to escape before she undergoes a lobotomy.
Backed up by four friends and armed with her wild imaginations and allegedly amazing dancing skills which is the portal to her amazing imagination, fighting oversized ninjas in one moment and an army of zombies in the next.
The story was passable, the action sequences were beautiful and it was all visually compelling, the only special effects that a Snyder movie can give. But what I really love about the movie is the rocking soundtrack, my favourite was Sweet Dreams in the opening sequence of the movie, sang by Emily Browning herself.
Female empowerment and the fight for freedom are the main themes of the movie. It's about a woman taking control of her own destiny. To be honest, the hook for me to watch this was Emily, I really liked her in Lemony Snickets and have been waiting years for an exciting new movie from her, didn't really like The Uninvited.
And now I understand why Christopher Nolan chose Zack Snyder for the reboot of Superman, he's another visionary filmmaker doing something rarely seen in Hollywood anymore, an original project. If you want some mindless-beautiful-looking-fun this is the movie to watch, this movie is to 2011 what The A-team was to 2010.
Most entertaining movie of the year so far.
This review of Sucker Punch (2011) was written by Mredzuan on 25 Mar 2011.
Sucker Punch has generally received mixed reviews.
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