Sucker Punch (2011) - Starring Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jaime Chung, Carla Gugino, Oscar Isaac, Jon Hamm. Written by Zack Synder and Steve Shibuya. Directed by Zack Synder. Rated PG-13. Available on DVD.
Sucker Punch, the story of a young girl committed to an insane asylum who uses her imagination to keep herself away from the pain and trouble that she is facing in reality, is a film that could have been so much better. The story is not really all that bad, albeit a tad confusing. The cinematography is actually really cool.
However, the dialogue and the way it was delivered left a lot to be desired. While many of the supporting characters did really well in their roles, several of the lead girls had terrible delivery with their lines that ended up being really distracting. The fight scenes were amazing and were shot really well, but the dialogue in those scenes made the film feel like a video game. That is what I got most from the film: Sucker Punch would have made a great video game. But as a film, the randomness of the fight scenes and the terribly delivered, super explanatory dialogue really hurt the film. Definitely not Synder's best film. But also not the worst movie you could be watching.
Rating: 2 out of 5
No comments:
Post a Comment