I saw 'Sucker Punch' last night and frankly I really enjoyed it.

Say what you will, but Zach Snyder pushes my buttons. Here's what you need to know:

Sucker Punch came across to me as Zach Snyder's passion project. He's had success in directing movies based on comic books, and made a half decent Dawn of the Dead remake. So this time, he wanted to tell us a story he wrote and cast it with a bunch of hot chicks. Most of whom, have decent acting chops (aside from Vanessa Hudgens)

The story is an interesting one. I see a lot of parallels in this thread to Pan's Labrynth. I guess they're similar, but only slightly. Also, its clear that many people in this thread that have seen the movie have grossly misunderstood what is supposed to be reality and what is fantasy encapsulated in another fantasy. It's true there isn't a lot of straight narrative, but rather subtle parallels in the fantasy world that advance the story on the 'Real' world. It works very well.

Sucker Punch has some great action. I didn't see it in Imax, but I think I may if I see it again. There's obviously a lot of CG, but its done beautifully. Also, something to note is that the soundtrack, in the context of the film, really kicks ass. There's covers of Jefferson Airplane, Beatles, Pixies and Eurythmics.

Zach Snyder's original story allows him to throw fantastic action scenes at us. Since you know they're fantasy, you don't have to suspend your disbelief but rather just sit back and enjoy the show.

7/10