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| Sucker Punch |
Movie Review: This one's a Lara Croftish videogame that begins on a high note and then gets a bit repetitive. Sad, because Sucker Punch comes from the people who gave us 300 and yet lacks the visual fest of violence. Babydoll (Emily Browning) is locked against her will by daddy not-so-dearest, reason enough for her to fight for her freedom. And how does she do it? She lets her mind take her -- along with her dare devil stunts -- beyond the boundaries of time, place or capacity. But then things turn complicated when the lines between the real and imaginary blur.
For the action quotient, there are a bunch of kickass girls engaging in fantasy warfare against everything from Samurais to serpents, interplanetary robots, undead WWI soldiers, cyborgs... Girls did you ask? Well, Babydoll involves four other hotties -- the to-do-or-not-to-do Sweet Pea (Abbie Cornish), the I-don't-give-a-damn Rocket (Jena Malone), the world-at-my-feet Blondie (Vanessa Hudgens) and the goody-two-shoes Amber (Jamie Chung) -- in her fight against fate and their captors (Oscar Isaac, Carla Gugino and Jon Hamm).
Liked Charlie's Angels a lot? You'll like this a little less. Because the girls aren't sassy enough; only the special effects are. And yes, the take-away line is a must: Remember girls, if you don't stand for something, you won't fall for anything, says the wizened martial art's master.
Sources: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
