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The movie in question is Sucker Punch, Snyder’s first film based on an original concept that became a miss with critics and audiences. The underrated movie is scheduled to start streaming on HBO Max on November 1st, giving fans the opportunity to revisit it. Released in 2011 before Snyder helmed bigger projects like Man of Steel, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, and Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire, the movie is an epic action fantasy that stars Emily Browning as Babydoll, a teen trapped in an abusive, 1950s-era asylum who retreats to a fantasy world where the lines between reality and imagination blur as she plans to escape.
Sucker Punch Should Have Started a Franchise
Sucker Punch failed to carry much of a punch at the box office or with critics and audiences, meaning it didn’t have much going for it to warrant a sequel. The movie underperformed at the box office when it grossed just $89 million against an estimated production budget of $75–$82 million, it also fell flat with viewers. Critics only gave the movie a 22% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and the audience rating of 47% wasn’t much higher. But even with those bad reviews, the film had more than enough potential to support an entire franchise.
