I hate it.

Rating: 2/10 (19 February 2011)

Visually interesting but an appalling take on the story. The best thing about it is Helena Bonham Carter and Johnny Depp but even they are held in check by the writing. This really is not Alice in Wonderland though - the title is just a peg on which to hang some sort of misdirected fantasy. If Burton wanted Gwynneth Paltrow why did he not employ her instead of a lookalike? One of the single most disappointing films I have ever had the misfortune to watch. Lots of anticipation dashed on the rocks of Burton's vision. Sweeney Todd led me to believe that Tim could pull this one off but far from it. Crispin Glover's character had no business being in this and most of the cameo voices were wasted. Can no-one manage to make this story into a film successfully? Jonathan Miller came close but there is still a cigar to award to the first person to do it properly. Perhaps Pixar will tackle it one day - if anyone can do it they can.