I went to see this movie without the benefit of any web research. I saw a part of the trailer on those LCD televisions that establishments use for bombarding our heads with further capitalist propaganda than anyone had ever thought possible. After seeing a young woman wearing that kind of a uniform and brandishing a katana who would not want to watch that movie? Oh please, like I was the only one who bought Anne Rice’s Belinda or Nabokov’s Lolita. Plus it felt like a PlayStation game on cellulite.
From IMDb:
PG-13
Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Release date: March 25, 2011 (Philippines)
Writer: Zack Snyder
Starring: Carla Gugino, Emily Browning, Vanessa…
Genre: Action, Psychological thriller, Thriller,…
Producer: Jim Rowe, Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder
A young girl is institutionalized by her abusive stepfather. Retreating to an alternative reality as a coping strategy, she envisions a plan which will help her escape from the mental facility.
I was wondering five minutes in if I saw the rating correctly (PG-13). I think I was. Boy, I wonder if the parents (and the kids) followed the undercurrent, or saw it as another play to bend reality and not get taken in by what the film was trying to say. The other thing is I maybe too perverse and it is scary to think about being able to catch a lot of that through my filters. It was a pretty sick plot, with the stepfather obviously having relations with the lead (Baby Doll) and committing her to a mental institution that did unspeakable things (Yes they weren’t mentioned but clearly alluded to) to its patients.
The movie carries through on its promise to be an action fantasy thriller. It’s 109 minutes of in your face adrenaline rush.
The fight scenes were really good, although the only one I did like was the first one. The CGI was great and the sequences were over the top, which was a testosterone boost. Pair it up with sexy young women with their puppies almost popping out and you have lift off baby. Well you could say that I’m a sexist pig, but this was one for the Cro-Magnon vehicle all the way. The movie sells big action scenes, allusion to sex, skin, skin, skin, and then some more skin.
Welcome to the 21st century.
Oh, the soundtrack was freaking great!
Three Stars out of Five Possible
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