I like Sucker Punch!

Rating: 8/10 (25 March 2011)

After more than a year of waiting, I finally got to watch Sucker Punch and I must say that it definitely is worth the wait.
The film is not perfect and obviously there is more style than substance in it. The good thing, however, is that Sucker Punch as a story is pretty much driven by its characters and the performance of their players (kudos to Emily Browning, Oscar Isaac and others) followed closely by the high energy action sequences laced with Zack Snyder's style.
From a distance, Sucker Punch looks dumb and hollow but in reality it's got some nice stuff in it. For one thing its presentation took inspiration from comic books, video games, anime and fantasy adventures (mixed with a distorted sense of time), mixed them all in a bag and made the story's core concept of the struggle for freedom a enjoyable ride.
The film obviously won't win any awards for acting, but this one still has a strong sense of drama which will remind you that the characters are not paperdolls-for-the-screen but rather believable human beings.
With its energetic style, high production values, solid cast and edginess, I find Sucker Punch to be the best women-led action film to date. It's almost like it grabbed Charlie's Angels, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, So Close and DOA: Dead or Alive by their necks and threw them out the window big time.
While it is the queen of women-led action flicks, I don't expect Sucker Punch to win the approval of those who have no little-to-no-interest in the action, fantasy or adventure genres.
It is flawed and may not be the cup of tea for many, but I declare Sucker Punch a very solid film to watch if you're open to its concept, performances and style. It also has some new stuff that are worth paying attention to.