Sucker Punch (2011)

7/10. Thoroughly enjoyable comic-book-slash-video-game styled movie that every teenage boy will love.

Abbie Cornish plays Sweet Pea, an abused young girl who recruits some friends to help her escape from a mental institution before she is lobotomized. Fantasy action ensues.

This was a pleasant surprise of a movie, probably because I went in with such low expectations. No real acting heroics, no breathtaking screenplay, just alot of stylized action performed by girls in skimpy outfits. If this film were a comic it would be written by J.Scott Campbell as opposed to Alan Moore. No depth, just style.

Excellent soundtrack choices really propel the film along, and the visuals are amazing which is par for director Zak Snyder. You could tell this was his baby as the action takes center stage, and he executes it perfectly.

Lots of homages to the Matrix movies early on which obviously influenced Snyder. Though it produces a similar feel, it's definitely funner and more lighthearted than those.

So next time you can't get a date, check this out, the junior high schoolboy in you will appreciate it.