In preparation for this article this reviewer has read half a dozen other reviews by people who supposedly are “Expert” critics. I have found them all at a polar opposite positions to my own. One such reviewer wrote “Just a dull mix of leather-clad girls shooting a group of generic enemies”. Wow. I have no idea what film she watched because there was nothing dull about Sucker Punch. That came from a female so I guess it’s a bit more understandable, but it comes off as really catty to me. Clearly, Sucker Punch is the male version of female empowerment. Still any true fan of action on the screen CGI or otherwise has to appreciate the look and pacing of this film.
The story slips seamlessly between reality, melodrama and fantasy and works on all 3 levels.While watching humanoids in NYC give Grace Randolph their thoughts on the new Zack Snyder film “Sucker Punch” via Indymogul.com, I realized that there are certain catch words that anyone can say to make themselves seem more intelligent when creatively bitching about a film. One of these is “story”. Fans love to bitch about story even if they have no idea what a great one really looks like. Honestly, I think the multi-tiered story confused people. So, in their minds it can’t be that the film’s true depth of “story” slipped by them. It must be that the films story was poor to begin with. While I’m not proposing the story was truly great, it’s far from awful and it is original.
Sucker Punch tells us the story of ‘Baby Doll’, a young girl who, after the death of her mother has been framed for the murder of her younger sister and sent to a mental institution by her abusive stepfather.
While she’s there, she hides away in an alternative reality and teams up with a group of other girls at the institute to help her escape. They must, along with a mysterious stranger, fight through fantasy worlds to get the five items they will need to be free.
Upon our first jaunt in the fantasy world we’re given the characters true dramatic arc which will play out for the rest of the picture. “Your journey will set you free.” Baby Doll is imprisoned, both in reality and in her mind. Her dramatic need is too become free. It won’t be easy and will require great sacrifice. The so called, action set pieces we are treated to throughout the rest of the film are a metaphor for this and do they ever look great.
Mech Warriors, Steampunk Nazi Zombies, WW2 Style Air Battles, Dragons, Hi tech futuristic robot battle sequences and more. I ask you, what’s not to love? See this film in theaters. IT IS EPIC! At the end of the day, it all comes down to “Did the film entertain me?” Personally, speaking, yes. This film was very, very entertaining. Check it out
