An underwhelming effort from a great team

Rating: Null/10 (5 March 2010)

This film is about Alice returning to Wonderland after she has grown up, and faces her true destiny as described by the magical scroll.
"Alice in Wonderland" is the first film I watched in 3D. When they played a 3D trailer of "How To Train Your Dragon" before "Alice in Wonderland", I thought 3D looked very good. Everything looked so real and so layered. When the actual "Alice in Wonderland" film came on, I was very disappointed. The 3D was not obvious at all, especially in real life scenes. This was not helped by the fact that most of the background in many scenes were blurred, which made the 3D less pronounced. There are only a few scenes that the 3D was obvious, such as when Alice falls through the hole, or when the White Queen prepares a magical potion, but you can tell these scenes exist only for the sake of showcasing the mighty 3D technology.
Though "Alice in Wonderland" may have trademark Tim Burton fascinating visuals, it still cannot make up for the underwhelming plot. The story is less than engaging, with little ups and downs. The attempts to make jokes fall flat, while "off with their heads" are too overdone. I cannot help but feel disappointed by "Alice in Wonderland", which I am likely to forget in a short while.