Good movie if you don't expect much

Rating: 8/10 (24 March 2011)

I'm just going to start out by saying I liked Sucker Punch a lot, but I think I'm probably going to be in the minority on that case. This movie is definitely a love-it or hate-it movie.
This movie is NOT a deep or intellectual movie by any means, but it does have a complex plot and while I found it easy to understand, other people might not or if the they do understand it, might not see the point of it, so there's one black mark against it. Also, it just not a serious movie, which I think a lot of people will expect it to be.
I enjoyed all the actor's performances, but the only one I feel gave it her all without going overboard was Abbie Cornish. Emily Browning and Jena Malone were both good but I feel they probably could have done better, which is a shame since Emily was really the reason I saw this movie. I've never seen Vanessa Hudgens and Jamie Chung in anything, and I really feel there wasn't much to their characters to begin with, so it's hard to judge if they were good or not. And I feel both Oscar Isaac and Carla Guigno were overacting in their respective roles.
Now, I don't really like action movies, so I don't really know how to judge the action sequences. I liked them, but I've seen other reviews saying they were too short. The CGI was good and I think almost everyone will agree that at the very least it's a pretty movie.
In the end, I think whether or not someone will enjoy Sucker Punch depends on why you're going to see it. If you want a movie with meaning or that takes itself seriously, or if you're going solely for mindless action, then you aren't going to enjoy this. If you go in thinking this movie will suck, nothing about it will change your mind. BUT if you're looking for a good movie to solely entertain you for two hours, then I would recommend you give this a shot.