Not for the mindless majority

Rating: 8/10 (29 March 2011)

I don't have a lot of fancy words to shovel down your throat, but I'm still going to throw my opinion into the ring.
I thoroughly enjoyed this flick. From start to finish I found it engaging, telling, and entertaining. The music was great and set the pace for much of the film. It's not quite on the same scale as Daft Punks' Tron Legacy score, but the opening sequence with it's accompanying track are perfect. The effects in this movie are impressive and not overdone, I never felt like this movie was trying too hard. The otherworldly scenes came and went without being too short, or too long, but felt just right and delivered what I came to expect from the incredible trailers leading up to this film. I loved each character, they all stood out as individuals, but stood together as a great cast, oh and they looked really good. The story outside the action sequences is where the mindless are going to be left behind, if you came to this film with only the expectations of pure sexy action, then you will be unprepared, and you will get sucker punched. This film delivers so much more than that, it's got bone, flesh, and blood. In other words, it's got a plot that isn't paper thin, and a fleshed out storyline, something not many action flicks bring to the table these days.
I felt this movie paced itself just right, it had action, it had story, it had intelligent characters. I'm a fan of Snyder's work, I loved 300, found Watchmen to be watchable, and I loved Legend of the Guardians. Sucker Punch is a great addition to Snyder's portfolio. I can't wait for this films BD release, because I'm sure Snyder will deliver even more with special/extended content.