Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway
That this movie is a sequel for the famed original series by Lewis Caroll was evident from the start. Still expectant as one grown up dreamy-eyed on Alice frolicking in those adventures, I had to see this at the theater in 3-D. To me, the original was witty beyond compare without much of a point really--well, that was the point. There was no point to it all except to be completely silly, to explore a child's imagination, and poke fun at everything!
Did this version of Tim Burton's Alice revive that child's magic imagination in me? Sadly not. Mia's severe face, perhaps the vague, indistinct dialogues (including the raven and the writing desk reference) was every departure from the original. Gone was the dreaminess, the silly exploration, and classic wit. This creation rather spun off into another of those adolescent hero archetypes like the Harry Potters and the Twilight series. This is a story of how a grave adolescent overthrows her inner doubts, conflicts and shines as a hero however human. That said, the movie does bring to life the background and characters from the original. Helena as the thunderous red queen fits the part as do others and Anne Hathaway's presence as the white queen is almost impercerptible. Johnny Depp looks uncannily like Madonna complete with a gap in his front row teeth.
Rating: A 3 out of 5 stars.
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