Blackmoor Vituperative

A friend took me to see Sucker Punch this evening. I do not think it is a bad movie. I think it is a sad movie, and that the middle hour or so is empty and pointless (literally, sound and fury signifying nothing). Fun to look at, but lacking any meaning or purpose, on any level.

I think Sucker Punch had one layer too many fantasy worlds. I would have liked it better had the movie been without the “asylum” reality or without the “bordello/prison” reality. The thing is, I think a movie that took place in the asylum would have been more interesting than the movie that took place in the bordello/prison.

So basically it starts like A Series Of Unfortunate Events, fills up the middle with the most expensive (and meaningless) parts of the Matrix sequels, and then ends like One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest.

You might consider that a spoiler, but it isn’t. The ending of the movie is shown very plainly about ten minutes in. Everything in between is just killing time.

In the context of people using fantasy to escape a horrible situation, I think Brazil is better (and has a less obvious ending).

So: bad? No. But not great, and not memorable. I liked the soundtrack, though.