no substance

Rating: 5/10 (26 March 2011)

have you ever dated a beautiful person just to find out that all they offer to the relationship is something pretty to stare at, and maybe some fireworks in the bedroom? well, that is kinda what this film was for me. beautiful CG, beautiful women, and beautiful cinematography... no substance. the plot was ehhh, the storyline was blah, and overall i walked out of the theater filling like i'd just eaten a tub full of empty calories.
**SPOILER ALERT DON'T READ IF U DON'T WANT TO KNOW THE DETAILS OF THE MOVIE** the movie is about a 20 year old girl who's mother passed away, her evil stepfather "stereo typically played by a big, Bald, ugly fat man" gets angry to learn that his deceased wife left her entire estate to her two daughters. in a rage he kills the youngest, and blames the oldest Emily Browning AKA Babydoll for the murder... He quickly takes her to a mental institute for young teen girls. (BTW ALL of that happened in the span of the opening credits.) upon arrival, babydoll learns that she will be falsely lobotomized by the end of the week b/c her stepfather paid the evil orderly 2K to forge the main doc's signature, thus prohibiting babydoll to be able to talk to the police (again, all of this info is divulged within the first 15 mins of the movie) in the next scene babydoll is strapped to a chair and prepared for her lobotomy when she is thrown into an alternate reality where she is an orphan being dropped off at a club by a priest (her stepfather) she is told that because she is a virgin she will wait for the end of the week when a 'high roller' who is willing to pay a lot of money will be in the club and thus will "pluck her flower". babydoll is called out by the dance teacher (also known as the main doctor in the real reality) to practice a dance, and so when she closes her eyes; she is once again transported to yet another alternate reality where she gets weapons and fights big guys (awesome scene!) when she is finished kicking @ss in a sailor moon outfit she is transported back into the 1st alternate reality... and this "back and forth jumping from the 1st alternate reality to the 2nd one" goes on for the next 1 hour and 40 mins. until it ends in the original reality (the one where she is in the mental institute) overall awesome fight/action scenes, but boring storyline/plot for the rest of the movie...
ultimately this is a movie for guys of ALL ages who like hot girls in short skirts, guys who play video games, and people that like to see things blow up. as a woman i liked seeing "girl power", hair and makeup fashions, and the end glittery sailor moon outfit was AAWWEESSOME!! while my husband (who likes hot girls and video games) appreciated the action and girl scenes i was appreciating the glittery tights and awesome buckle platform heels (wondering if the "sucker punch" costume will be available at Halloween express this October) I give it 5 stars for the action and pretty factor, but only 5 stars b/c the plot and storyline left me going "eeeh"