"Alice in Wonderland" is a visually stunning remake.

Rating: Null/10 (24 August 2014)

Hollywood loves to create remakes of classic films from years ago. They hired Tim Burton to do "Alice in Wonderland", a remake from the animated classic of 1951. This time he makes it live action and stylish by adding some darkness and absolutely artistic production design and other visual elements. The story is the same. A young woman named Alice (Mia Wasinkowska) denies dancing with a noble Englishman at a party, so runs off to find herself trapped in a magical world after falling down a large hole by a tree. In this Wonderland she meets many mysterious creatures such as the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp), Alice guide through Wonderland, two odd twins named Tweedledee and Tweedledum, an evil and a good queen, a smoking caterpillar, an energetic rabbit and a unique Cheshire cat. here Alice learns her true destiny is to free Wonderland from the evil Red Queen (Helan Bonham Carter) and become a hero. This plot is lead with an all-star cast and a creative director which gives this film suave. It could have been very easy to make this film one giant mess, but thankfully Tim Burton was hired to save this remake and turn it into visual art. The character development is a little weak, but that doesn't matter due to the plot being kinetic and always full of matter and tension. There is always something going on. The visual effects are very cutting-edge. They may not be as realistic looking as "The Lord of the Rings' or as explosive as other films, but there not suppose to. They look magical and new. The action scenes, the mist, the movements all look so new and extraordinary that it's impossible to take your eye off them. What's even more hard to take your eyes off is the production design. Wonderland is brought to life from Robert Stromberg in an unimaginable way. The sets, vegetation, costumes and makeup all fit the environment beautifully. The casting is perfect as well. Every actor plays each character perfectly and makes each once animated voice over come to life with so much depth and detail. "Alice in Wonderland" may not be an overall amazing film as it fails in some writing and editing, but it's visually miraculous and just plane old fun at the cinema.