Sucker Punch is a super-charged romp that feels like a hyper-sexed comic book with a few steampunk elements thrown in for good measure. Director/co-writer Zack Snyder brings this martial pastiche of remixed pop-song mash-ups and outlandish fantasy elements to the screen with a dazzling visual aesthetic.
The story begins almost like a silent horror film, as we see the sad tale of Babydoll (Emily Browning), a young girl who loses her mother and sister and is then taken by her evil stepfather to a mental institution, where she’s abandoned. As a means of escape from her dark reality, Babydoll retreats into her imagination and creates a world in which she...
Released:
2011
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
120 mins