Sucker Punch

Overview: following a family disaster, Babyspice... I mean Babydoll, is admitted into an insane asylum by her abusive stepfather.  Once in the asylum, which is more like a "Burlesque" gathering, Babydoll gathers with four other hotties and make an effort to escape.  Somewhere along the ride they all fight dragons, robots, and unnaturally large samurai.

The Good:  Well first of all this movie has some kick butt action all throughout.  Even though about 80% of the time it's silly, Zack Snyder does know how to make an impressive action/adventure movie.  The Symbolism was really impressive whenever the girls transport themselves into their fantasy worlds, because it's more than a goal to escape the asylum, it's a way for them to make the best of a bad situation.  I know darn well that many people (dudes) went to see this for the chance to view some scantly-clad women, but the thing is the acting wasn't half bad.  It wasn't the greatest acting ever, but I went into this flick expecting it to be a lot worse, like it was made by Bob Saget.

The Bad:  The unrealistic feeling you get in this movie is delicious.  I love how the entire story is based in an asylum, and yet all the attendants are super-hot supermodels!  If that was the case in real life, then you would see a lot more pervy men diagnose themselves as crazy just so they can be admitted.  The transitioning between the dances and the dream sequences was a little rough.  Now I know Zack Snyder is great with visuals and making things flow nicely, but once the girls started dreaming amidst their dances I was like "Girl say what?!"  Although this movie was sold as an action packed chick-fest, all those fantasy/action scenes could have been left out and the movie would have made a bit more sense.

The Ugly:  Doesn't matter if it was silly, I still enjoyed watching this.  It may be a combination of "The Watchmen" and "Victoria's Secret", but the action was very impressive all throughout.  The best way to enjoy this movie (if you haven't seen it in the theater) is to grab the biggest big screen TV you can find, then let this movie shatter your mind and transport you to what looks like a not-so-bad insane asylum.

2 1/2 out of 5