Sucker Punch follows 'Babydoll', a young girl who while attempting to protect herself from her abusive step-father accidentally murders her sister. Sent to an institute where she awaits having a lobotomy, she hatches a plan to escape with some of the other inmates.
I must say I'm not a massive fan of Zack Snyder, and this film does little to change my opinion. It's all style over substance, and to be honest I don't even like the style very much. The film just doesn't sit right with me, being about a girl who is a victim of abuse, but when she slips into her various alternate realities its all tight leather clothes, tiny skirts and sleazy sex appeal. The main character being called 'Babydoll' tells you all you need to know, and the whole thing looks like its targetting horny teenage boys, offering little for anyone outside that bracket. The story attempts depth by switching between various fantasy settings and the real world, but it just comes across as nonsensical and lazy. Not helping matters is the cheap looking overly stylised CGI, that looks like something a film student would make on their home computer to green screen themselves into later. On the plus side some of the action scenes are entertaining, but it's not enough to improve the experience beyond barely watchable.
Overall, I had low expectations for Sucker Punch and it failed to live up to them. Why Oscar Isaac decided to waste his time starring in this trash baffles me. Avoid.
I must say I'm not a massive fan of Zack Snyder, and this film does little to change my opinion. It's all style over substance, and to be honest I don't even like the style very much. The film just doesn't sit right with me, being about a girl who is a victim of abuse, but when she slips into her various alternate realities its all tight leather clothes, tiny skirts and sleazy sex appeal. The main character being called 'Babydoll' tells you all you need to know, and the whole thing looks like its targetting horny teenage boys, offering little for anyone outside that bracket. The story attempts depth by switching between various fantasy settings and the real world, but it just comes across as nonsensical and lazy. Not helping matters is the cheap looking overly stylised CGI, that looks like something a film student would make on their home computer to green screen themselves into later. On the plus side some of the action scenes are entertaining, but it's not enough to improve the experience beyond barely watchable.
Overall, I had low expectations for Sucker Punch and it failed to live up to them. Why Oscar Isaac decided to waste his time starring in this trash baffles me. Avoid.