Suck Punch was one of those movies that sounded awesome, looked awesome, and I was excited for. Then it came out, I heard the reviews, and it scared me away from the theater. It has since been release on Blu ray and DVD, with an extended edition and you guys know how I am a sucker for Blu ray/DVDs.
Zack Snyder wrote, directed and produced this movie. He is of Dawn of the Dead remake, 300 and The Watchmen fame. He is also going to direct the new Superman movie called Man of Steel. So I like his body of work. The movie is about a girl, who we never learn her real name, matter of fact we don't learn anyone's real name, who accidently kills her little sister while trying to fend off her abusive step father. She then gets sent to an insane asylum, and is going to be lobotomized in 3 days, or 5 days, don't really remember. Then the rest of the movie is spent in this fantasy world that she creates to deal with the horrors of this place. The fantasy world isn't much better, because it is a brothel. They dance for 'clients' and then 'service' them. Which all the clients are actually orderlies, and service just means rape. So the movie itself sounds fucked up, but because it is this fantasy world, unless you really are paying attention you will have no idea. Everyone has a cutesy name like Baby Doll, or Rocket, or Blondie. Jon Hamm plays the 'High Roller' the man who in 3 days is going to take Baby Dolls virginity, aka he is the doctor that is going to come and lobotomize her. In order to escape they need to find 5 items, and each quest to find the item is some new fantastical adventure; shadow ninjas, Ogres and Dragons, Zombie Nazis, etc.
The effects were cool, the costumes were small, and there was a bunch of action. Didn't really care about the characters, but it looked cool. Might have used way too much CGI, but how else do you make movies like this?
4 out of 5
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