Sucker Punch Review

Some films can get away with the world in which it takes place making very little sense. Films like 'source code', which whilst operating on somewhat broken logic, was still enjoyable to watch and really quite exciting. Unfortunately the same can not be said for Zach Snyder's latest 'Sucker Punch', which is quite possibly one of the most boring films I've seen in recent memory.

Yeah we're all extremely hot, but when theres little to no character development for any of us, how are you sopposed to care?



Theres not a good thing I can say about this movie. The paper-thin polt only serves to move our characters from one poor cgi-action set peice to the next, each more atrociously dull than the last one. The entire film is literally just an excuse to shove robots, samurais, dragons and highly attractive barbie dolls (each with little to no character at all, and about five lines between them) into an hour and a half onslaught on the eyes and ears that leave you dumbfounded as to what actually happened. You wont be emotionally invested in any of it, and by the time the third act rolls around and the film actually tries to have a narrative you will have been long past caring.

I'm sorry, where was I? I seem to have lost track of what I was saying...

I know it seems like I'm being extremely harsh on this film. And yes, this is starting to sound less like a review, and more like a straight up rant. But it really is everybit as boring and dull as I've said. The concept has been done so much better in films like 'Inception' and 'The Matrix', and the latter came out more than 10 years ago. So do yourself a favour, and dont go see this film, watch 'Source Code' or 'Scre4m' or even the matrix at home. Anything, but not this. And lets hope that Zach Snyder's upcoming reinvention of superman 'Man of Steel' is leagues ahead of this skidmark in an otherwise respectable hollywood portfolio.