Blew me away

Rating: 10/10 (1 July 2011)

Sucker Punch is a knockout. A visual masterpiece with enough story and acting to make it feel substantial. If you combine Heavy Metal, Suspiria, Tron, Kill Bill, Big Trouble in Little China, along with the visual flair of 300, you end up here. To call this film psychedelic is to make the understatement of the year. Zack Snyder definitely continues to improve as a filmmaker (even if Dawn of the Dead is just about perfect). The characterization were engaging and I enjoyed the multi-layered reality, especially the transition to the higher-level fantasies. Gets a 10 from me, and I hope this trend toward intellectually stimulating special effects extravaganzas continues. I didn't realize I'd enjoy the fantasy imagery as much as I did. Oh, and the soundtrack is just perfect. Perfect.