Sucker punched in a good way ;)

Rating: 8/10 (31 March 2011)

Suckerpunch.....in a word, Awesome! Was way better than expected. From reading critic reviews that bashed the film for being choppy and having a sub-par story I was just prepared for a movie with action scenes with a little dialogue to get you through till the next action sequence. This story is like metaphors built on other metaphors, if you weren't paying attention enough you would've missed something that becomes relevant in a later scene or at the end of the movie. Sorta like how Inception had 3levels; 1.reality 2.dream 3.dream within a dream Suckerpunch has reality, sub-reality and then the fantasy world being imagined.
Action scenes were EPIC and stunning I am pretty sure I did not blink O_o. From the first battle with the 3 samurai warriors in the dream world, fighting zombie soldiers in the trenches of WW1, battling Orcs, medieval warriors and dragons to faceless cyborgs aboard a speeding bullet train with a bomb set to go off. Each battle takes place in a diff "world" and acts as metaphors themselves. Acting wasn't great but good overall, supporting characters did their part and Emily Browning as the main character Babydoll was effective. The soundtrack for the movie was original and used as a storytelling device to drive certain scenes, 2 songs were done by Browning herself, 1 by Carla Gugino and Oscar Issac while the others were various remixes of songs.
Only after the movie was over and I was discussing it with friends we realized all the little details and metaphors that were in this movie like POW! an unexpected punch to the face. Is that why Snyder chose Suckerpunch as the title of this movie? Maybe, maybe not but when you think about it that way the title makes sense. In interviews for this movie they kept saying "it isn't linear" and I was like wtf does that mean and well now I know, its how YOU yourself interpret the movie. In the end my loyalty to Snyder paid off and I did not regret spending the money to see this as it is still on my mind at this very moment.
All of the above is why I guess this movie has good user reviews compared to "professional critics" ;) cheers.