Sucker Punch tells the story of Babydoll, who is institutionalised by her abusive stepfather after she witnesses him abusing her little sister and accidentally kills her. She enters the institution where she is to be lobotomised as arranged by her stepfather so she can’t inform the police of the true story. Babydoll enters a fantasy world where the institution is a brothel and meets up with a bunch of other girls trapped inside. It was hard to really know the difference between reality, and fantasies within fantasies but the main gist is that when Babydoll dances in the brothel she imagines a world where her and the girls are fighting off their enemies.

It felt like a comic book, video game, music video all rolled into one. I liked the fact that the main theme throughout the movie was one of (female) self-empowerment and of course it was fantastic that the kick-ass leads were all females. Yes it had its cheesy moments such as when this geezer (the Wiseman who was kind of the girls’ spiritual guide in the fantasies) would spout saying such as:

– If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.
– Don’t ever write a check with your mouth you can’t cash with your ass.
– For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the sheltered will never know.

Visually it was stunning with awesome sets and awesome costumes. Great soundtrack to the movie too. It’s a shame the plot got in the way sometimes … but if you can put aside the plot you can sit back and enjoy the eye-candy this movie delivers.