Mar. 28th, 2011
An answer to viewer feedback.
Mar. 28th, 2011 06:42 pmI have been asked, "So, did you LIKE Sucker Punch?"
And I must respond "both yes and no".
It did exactly what it said on the tin, delivering a very pretty experience with absolutely no redeeming factors outside the pretty.
It was, basically, an hour and a half-long music video.
As great MOVIES go, kinda crap.
As visual art experiences, it was decent-to-good.
In fact, if you watch Kanye West's "Power" video and think "Hmm, I might like 60 times as much of that, but with better music", you will probably like Sucker Punch. There's no characterisation or acting or story there. What there IS is a ton of impressively rendered fantasy action sequences.
I walked in expecting exactly that, and got my money's worth.
And I must respond "both yes and no".
It did exactly what it said on the tin, delivering a very pretty experience with absolutely no redeeming factors outside the pretty.
It was, basically, an hour and a half-long music video.
As great MOVIES go, kinda crap.
As visual art experiences, it was decent-to-good.
In fact, if you watch Kanye West's "Power" video and think "Hmm, I might like 60 times as much of that, but with better music", you will probably like Sucker Punch. There's no characterisation or acting or story there. What there IS is a ton of impressively rendered fantasy action sequences.
I walked in expecting exactly that, and got my money's worth.