Fun and exciting

Rating: 8/10 (27 December 2010)

Despite all of the negative reviews, this movie is actually a great take on the classic Lewis Carrol adventure. It may not be what people expected but that's their problem. If everyone did all of what was expected of them, the world wouldn't be a particularly interesting place to live in now would it?
Tim Burton's colorful take on the wonderland which is magnificent and fresh is complimented by a decent story and a great script which also holds some incredibly funny satire about aristocracy (often entailing orders of decapitation from The Red Queen). The story chooses to focus on Alice being on the verge of adulthood in which she has to learn to take responsibility for her life, something that is done with credible emotionality and skillful acting.
One of the most interesting things about this movie however, has to be the characters, such as The Mad Hatter which Johnny Depp plays excellently, Chesire Cat (Stephen Fry) The Red Queen, the rabbit and even the Catepillar (played by Alan Rickman), all of whom bring life to an already visually stunning world.
All in all, this movie will serve as a great adventure for all of those who will let themselves get sucked into its stunning world. And those who don't are surely missing out.