A terrible trip down the rabbit hole

Rating: 3/10 (13 April 2010)

Probably one of the worst movies I have ever seen, so much so that I decided to write a review to save a few people from watching it. The storyline is pretty standard evil queen ruling over Underland with an iron hand and a dragon to boot (Helena carter does admirably), Alice who is now in her late teens is brought into Underland via the rabbit hole again to save the day. The visual effects are great, but what disappoints is the storyline at no point is it engrossing and it does nothing to immerse you in a magical world of fantasy. Depp is a great actor and has phenomenal range however here he just irritates you with his ramblings, so do a lot of other characters Helena Carter is too squeaky and you really want a mute button whenever she raises her voice (which is far too often), Hathaway as the white queen is as aptly described by the actress herself as " Happy Bunny holding a knife" she does nothing for the character and looks confused and vacant most of the time. Mia Wasikowska as Alice tries to put in a credible performance but really there is far too much going going wrong with the movie for any actor to salvage. To summarize watching the movie is like getting stuck in a bad dream in slow motion its agonizingly painful. You keep asking yourself did Mr Burton even bother to see the finished product post shooting before unleashing it on the world. Please do yourself a favor and avoid this disaster.