Sucker Punch: PG-13

A young girl is sent to a mental institution by her evil stepfather after her mother dies and leaves the estate to her daughters. The mental institution turns out to actually be a place for prostitution, where the girls will dance to get 'clients'. The main girl, who is nicknamed Baby Doll, is scheduled to get a lobotomy in 5 days. The other girls are desperate to escape too, and Baby Doll comes up with a plan. Every time she dances she retreats to an alternate reality, where she and her friends are able to retrieve all the items necessary for their escape before it's too late.

This movie was, well.... odd. It had a good soundtrack, and decent special effects. It was a very actiony movie, because every time she goes to her alternate reality she and her friends become some elite fighting group. The fight scenes were really cool, except they were all dressed really slutty, and I thought if I had to see one more slow motion scene I would die. I felt like the subject matter was really awkward, but the focus wasn't on the whole prostitution thing and more on the fight scenes. So it didn't show anything awkward, but the implication was there. However, it had more depth than I was expecting. It was cool how they made the alternate reality tie in with actual reality. It also had a really big twist at the end that I was NOT expecting. It was very artsy and had lots of cool cinematography. I liked the feel of how it was filmed regarding the picture, but it was very different. This is probably the hardest review I have written so far, because I can't decide if it's worth seeing or not. I think I will say that I kinda liked it, but I don't think I would recommend it to other people. It's not for everyone.

It was rated PG13 because of subject matter and violence. Lots and lots of violence and peril. And the subject matter of them all being hookers.

I think the age for this would be an iffy 15-17. I don't think I would take my 14 year old little brother to this one.

Again, I'm not sure what I think about this one. It was difficult, but I don't think it's worth rushing out to see. Maybe dollar theater, since it is a larger format movie and wouldn't be as cool on a regular home TV. So, it is worth seeing (eventually) for the art and action, but not for the subject matter. HOWEVER this movie is NOT for everyone.