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| Emily Browning | ... | ||
| Abbie Cornish | ... | ||
| Jena Malone | ... | ||
| Vanessa Hudgens | ... | ||
| Jamie Chung | ... | ||
| Carla Gugino | ... | ||
| Oscar Isaac | ... | ||
| Jon Hamm | ... | ||
| Scott Glenn | ... | ||
| Richard Cetrone | ... | ||
| Gerard Plunkett | ... | ||
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Malcolm Scott | ... |
The Cook
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| Ron Selmour | ... |
Danforth
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| A.C. Peterson | ... |
Mayor /
Lighter Orderly
(as AC Peterson)
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Revard Dufresne | ... |
Big Boss Thug /
Orderly #3
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A young girl (Baby Doll) is locked away in a mental asylum by her abusive stepfather where she will undergo a lobotomy in five days' time. Faced with unimaginable odds, she retreats to a fantastical world in her imagination where she and four other female inmates at the asylum, plot to escape the facility. The lines between reality and fantasy blur as Baby Doll and her four companions, as well as a mysterious guide, fight to retrieve the five items they need that will allow them to break free from their captors before it's too late... Written by Anonymous
I have been absolutely pumped for this movie since I first saw the trailer for it last summer. I'm fresh from viewing it, and I have to say that it's not quite what I expected, though not necessarily in a bad way. To those who haven't seen it, two words: Do it. But be open to the fact that it will almost certainly not be exactly what you expect. Although it looks like a somewhat mindless kick ass, eye candy flick, don't be fooled: there is a pretty good story here, and its deeper than your first impression of it will be, also. Oh, and don't try and predict the ending.
After you watch it, you will need to process what actually happened, but put your thinking cap on- because its deeper than you think.
All in all, the acting was good enough (though it didn't blow my mind), the visuals are stellar (did blow my mind) and the soundtrack is amazing (where is my mind?). Definitely worth seeing. 8/10