Born from the creative vision of filmmaker Zack Snyder (Watchmen, 300), this epic action fantasy launches from the vivid imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality. L... more »ocked away against her will, Babydoll (Emily Browning) has not lost her will to survive. Determined to fight for her freedom, she urges four fellow captives ? outspoken Rocket (Jena Malone), street-smart Blondie (Vanessa Hudgens), fiercely loyal Amber (Jamie Chung) and reluctant Sweet Pea (Abbie Cornish) ? to band together and try to escape their terrible fate at the hands of their captors Blue (Oscar Isaac), Madam Gorki (Carla Gugino) and the High Roller (Jon Hamm).« less
Nick W. (Nick1899) from FORT WORTH, TX Reviewed on 3/27/2014...
Wooo! Great movie. Worth hearing the lead(Emily Brownings) songs throughout. The story at first glance appears to look lack enough plot to keep it frozen in place. But at the final scenes you look back and realize what it was exactly you were missing. Wonderful soundtrack that captivates scenes. Zach Synder continues to use visual effects to compensate for flaws in the story but it's worth it. You are left with a movie that is awesome if you are willing to allow yourself to become immersed in it. Great music and a visual masterpiece make this definitely worth watching.
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George K. from COLCHESTER, CT Reviewed on 6/14/2013...
I got through about 45 minutes of this action bonanza before giving up.
The movie features a group of lovely starlets doing martial arts, killing ninja giants and WWI German zombies. These sequences are apparently the escape fantasies of a young woman who is soon to be sexually sacrificed to a monstrous human predator.
Nothing wrong with action, nothing wrong with lovely young women, but the weak plot is no more than an excuse for a bunch of sexual and violent exploitation.
As a septuagenarian, I understand that my response may be the generation gap at work.
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Heather M. from BERNARDSTON, MA Reviewed on 8/1/2012...
I just watched this movie for the first time (through netflix) and it was amazing. Visually stunning and stylistic, it does not seem to be meant to be taken as a simple story, it tells the truth without a lot of reliance on literal facts. It has some similarity of style with the films "Tank Girl" and "Natural Born Killers" but goes further than either; slipping into fantasy and taking the audience on a fantastic ride.
Much like the two previously mentioned movies it needs the cooperation of the viewer; we need to "buy into" the story and let go of some of our expectations about how a story ought to be told. There is more to truth than mere facts and, in that, this movie reminds me of the novel; "The Drowning Girl" by Caitlin R. Kiernan; a wonderful book I recommend without reservation.
This film deserves much more than it got at the box office and much better than the reviews I've seen on here.
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Chad B. (abrnt1) from CABERY, IL Reviewed on 3/6/2012...
This movie has been voted the worst of 2011 and bombed at the Box Office (it made about 10% of what it cost to make). This is a flawed film that has no actual purpose whatsoever. It's similar to watching someone else play a video game. Decent looking visuals, but boring beyond belief.
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Vanessa V. (sevenspiders) Reviewed on 6/5/2011...
Sucker Punch was as interesting as watching your brother play Wii for two hours while you wait for your turn.
I'm a fan of Zack Snyder as a director, but as a writer he seems to suffer from M. Night Shyamalanism- that is, he's so enamoured of his own notions that he doesn't stop to ask if they make sense and fit together in a compelling and worthwhile story.
I'm also a fan of cotton candy and other things that are pretty and fun and mostly empty. But even cotton candy can be chewed, and even mindless entertainment is still supposed to be entertaining. I'll wait for Snyder's next effort, I just hope he pairs his remarkable visual aesthetic with a real story.