Too Sensible?

Rating: 6/10 (25 March 2020)

It looks brilliant and most of the characters feel true to the book, even if darkened, depthened and Burton-ised. The story isn't really Alice in Wonderland but rather a sort of grown up sequel. It's very pretty, it's fun, it's inoffensive, and it's enjoyable. It's also simple and largely sensical which is really the opposite of Alice in Wonderland. It's a good film, it's a good idea for a return to Wonderland story, it's a great cast, but it's too safe and simple to stand out or feel like it fits in the magical nonsense of Wonderland.