Movie review: Sucker Punch (2011)

 

Sucker Punch (2011) review

written by Ravenlord & Lydia Skellinton

Ravenlord:
Just watched Sucker Punch tonight with my girlfriend, what to say, hmm, really weird movie by the way. Young girl finishes in the asylum, after witnessing her stepfather killing her mother, and later trying to rape her and her sister. There she experiences her attempts to escape, through a set of dream sequences, where she is the heroine battling evil and saving her friends. Besides imagining her as a heroine, she imagines that whole asylum is some kind of dance theater. It really resembles to Moulin Rouge. Their task is to find certain items that would help them escape. She imagines herself in big battle sequences, every time she is in the quest for certain item, actually she imagines herself as a heroine in a imaginary world whilst plot is happening now, in the real world. Special effects and CGI are breathtaking, everything looks so beautiful, but it's not enough to keep this movie afloat. Acting is decent, and plot is pretty ok, sometimes confusing, but ok. But something is missing in this movie, and we felt it whole time while watching it. Those great scenes alone are worth seeing the movie, but main plot has many problems that are blurring the whole picture. Sometimes movie seems so hard to track and understand, even pointless, and i didn't like the end of it also, i was kinda disappointed in the end, I expected stronger message and greater picture in the end. What to say, it's ok movie to watch but it's not something you would like to go back to and watch it again and again. Another bright point is soundtrack, some old hit songs were recorded again for the purpose of this movie, and it sounds cool. What to say in conclusion? Give it a shot, at least for decent story, beautiful special effects, and pretty girls.

rating 5/10

Lydia Skellinton:

I think that the whole message of movie is messed up. First we have a girl that was severely traumatized and gone insane. Then this girl refuses the see mental institution as it is, but rather sees it as a Moulin Rouge place. In that place we again have people she wants to protect (as her sister), and in that illusion we have another illusion of her being a heroine killing monsters and saving her friends. After that she saves her friend that is only a symbol for her sister (and we all know she will be brought back to asylum), she begs for lobotomy. Really cool.  I see no message in this movie.

In the end we have a short speech that whatever we do/see/say/etc in our lives is only our fault. What is the meaning of the whole movie? To say “okay, this girl is crazy and I will not be as crazy as she is”, or to say “it’s all her fault”. Is she guilty because her step dad was maniac that was after her mother’s money?  Is her choice to accidentally kill her sister?

I really don’t get the point. For God’s sake, if anyone sees it, please inform me. I think this film is worth watching. This movie is from my point of view just another people catcher and money maker. All good things have already been seen before, but here they're mixed together but with no sense.You can see girls that are heaven for pedophiles, battle scenes and very good effects. But to see any sense in it, or understand if  No. Not at all.

rating  6/10 (only because of CGI, and great soundtrack)

Director:Zack Snyder
Cast: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, John Hamm, Carla Gugino

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