Sucker punch a movie from visionary director Zack Snyder who made movie like 300 and watchman has come out with fantasy thriller with some great visuals with hot actresses on the board.
Director: Zack Snyder
Writers: Zack Snyder (story and screenplay) and Steve Shibuya (screenplay)
Actors: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino, Oscar Isaac, Jon Hamm, Scott Glenn
Original Music by: Tyler Bates and Marius De Vries
Cinematography by: Larry Fong
Story
Baby doll(Emily) is shattered by her mothers death. She also ill-treated by her step father and he kills her only relation her lovable sister and plans cleverly to put Baby doll in a mental aslyum. There she is looked after by the chief Doctor(Carla Gugino) with a evil person blue (Oscar Isaac) who gets bribe from the stepfather and assure him that Babydoll will forget everything when she is involved in ---brain kinda needle treatment.
Mentally depressed girl gets into a vivid imagination of being in a fantasy world looking for a way to escape from the hospital where lot of girls are harassed -given wrong reports about the mental health by Blue. So she imagines herself, when those guys are in free time with her lovely dance moves. In the imagination world she meets a old guy who gets 5 traps to be solved for the escape. Baby doll joins hands with other four girls Rocket(Jena Melone ), amber(Jaime chung),sweet pee (abbuie Cornish), Blondie(vaneesa hudgens)who are sticking to the plan-of escape .
Those 5 traps are Map, lighter,knife, doll and a puzzle. Every time when they steal the things Babydoll imagines herself in fantasy world in a mission accomplishment...one with 2nd world war(Map), one with fire dragon(lighter), bomb detonation in train(knife)...till these all goes smooth but one day..blue finds their mission and theft warns them...but these 5 doesn't mind and three of them are killed by blue men...Babydoll is involved in the brain needle treatment where the chief doctor comes to know the truth that she is not affected by any health issues and hands over Mr Blue to police where last one Abbie escapes to leave happily with her parents because of Baby doll.
Strengths
It is the eye catching images and visuals of the movie which leaves you spell bounding. Zack doesn't try hard but impresses his slow -habit of narration in his own style of story telling with some impressive special effects and photography. All girls provide oomph factor with some torn-tee clothes where Emily brown as Baby makes better impression in the length role. Abbie,jena, Vanessa hudgens are also quite impressive.
Photography is the highlight of the movie with music touching the lady gaga styla song--rock strings blowing at the back screen of the movie. Editing is slick . Stylishy shot movie with some great visuals.
Weakness
It is getting repetitive for Zack in the way the story is unfold . Event his last movies shot in the similar style. Though it is visual delight, there is no strong story/character to support the plot. Hollywood has witnessed lot of time the same old orphan girl irritate by her stepfather......bla bla bla.. could have been a different plot . Limited role of some character leaves you blank about the characters.
Some scenes remind you..LOTR, Indiana jones,Eragon, etc.....Zack its time to relish your style....
Verdict:4/10( 2 for visuals & photography, 1 for performance, and 1for special effects)
Movie canvas punch: Sucker punch lacks Punch.....
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