Alice In Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Synopsis

17-year-old Alice (Mia Wasikowska) attends a party at a Victorian estate only to find she is about to be proposed to in front of hundreds of snooty society types. She runs off, following the White Rabbit (Michael Sheen) into a hole and ends up in Wonderland, a place she visited in a similar manner 10 years before, yet doesn’t remember. Wonderland was a peaceful kingdom until the Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter) overthrew her sister, the White Queen (Anne Hathaway). The creatures of Wonderland, such as the Cheshire Cat (Stephen Fry), Tweedledee and Tweedledum (Matt Lucas) and the March Hare (Noah Taylor), ready to revolt, wait for Alice to help them. With the help of the White Queen, the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) and the Caterpillar (Alan Rickman), Alice starts seeing flashbacks of her original visit, back when she was seven.

Official Site: disney.go.com/disneypictures/aliceinwonderland

Singapore Release Date: 4th March 2010, Thursday

Running Time: 108 minutes

Ratings: G

Genre: Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Crispin Glover, Stephen Fryv Alan Rickman, Michael Sheen, Christopher Lee, Timothy Spall, Michael Gough

Crew: Director (Tim Burton), Producer (Richard D. Zanuck, Joe Roth, Suzanne Todd, Jennifer Todd), Writers (Lewis Carroll), Screenplay (Linda Woolverton), Music (Danny Elfman), Cinematography (Dariusz Wolski) and Editing (Chris Lebenzon)

The Trailer

The Review

I would say Tim Burton’s take on Alice In Wonderland will be a hit-or-miss kind of movie.

Some will like it, some won’t.

As for me it’s a bit sinisterly dark as with all Tim Burton’s film, but I loved it.

What stood out the most was the characters at hand.

I’ve to give props to the writers and Tim Burton for their effort.

You’ll be sucked with Alice’s journey in Wonderland, and by the end you’ll want more.

It’s a visual feast, do watch it in 3D!

The Good

• Fine details on the set
• Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter was brilliant

The Bad

• Not for kids, it will be too scary for them

Editor’s Ratings