Pretty to Look at

Rating: 6/10 (21 November 2011)

Alice in Wonderland Starring: Johnny Depp- Mad Hatter Anne Hathaway- White Queen Helena Bonham Carter- Red Queen Director: Tim Burton Writer: Linda Woolverton; Based on the Novel by: Lewis Carroll
When watching a Tim Burton film (Sweeny Todd, Beatle juice); there is uniqueness about his visual flare. The dark and light contrasting colors are quite striking. Seeing Wonderland at first was in fact beautiful to look at. Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland was a treat to look at, but nothing more.
Alice (Mia Wiasikousk) who is misplaced in her society and is forced in her destiny. As she is interrupting her engagement, she slips into Wonderland meeting unusual creatures, people, and her to lead her own destiny. Meeting the longing of the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) who is waiting for Alice to come back and lead the rebelling of the wicked and ruthless Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter).
Johnny Depp portrayed the Mad Hatter with as much personality has he could for the amount of time he was on the screen. All other characters were minimal to little character development.
What was the strength and weakness of the film was the visual atmosphere, after a while in Wonderland, it wears thin the computer generated at time can be noticeable such as the dragon. It loses the involvement and enjoyment of the movie when seeing some creatures and setting when observing too much of. Sometimes less is better. Rating: ** ½ out of ****