Sucker Punch got me hooked whenever I saw the 1st trailer. Katana wielding girls against gatling equipped giant samurai? How much cooler can you get? This had "FILM OF THE YEAR" written all over it (for me at least).
The idea of Zack Snyder running loose on such material was hugely appealing.
I have to admit that the cold shower of the reviews did get me to slightly lower my expectations before I went in. However, as expected, they were wrong. But I'm grateful as that made me enjoy the movie even more!
Although I might already have seen something better this year (more on this later), and despite a few annoyances here or there, I just thoroughly enjoyed this crazy ride.
Snyder has got an incredible eye and his mastery of special effects make this piece a pure wonder to look at. He achieves a scale and ambition that only few can pretend to. I found some sceneries just jaw dropping.
And although he pushes the over the top slomo quite hard, it (almost) always looks just so cool it just works (for me at least).
On top of this visual feast, the movie also manages to be more clever than it looks. Sure, it's more about style than substance (it's pretty much always the case in his movies), don't expect Inception-like mind bends, but still the story and the layering is interesting (as here, the real story is told through a dream) and it nicely links the set pieces together. Did I mention they were awesomely cool?
So it's another awesome rollercoaster ride from Snyder...
Can't wait for his Superman...
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