Could've been something to remember; but we will all just forget.

Rating: 7/10 (6 March 2010)

If you don't mind to see Carroll's classic books torn apart, if you like CGI and films like Narnia, go watch this movie. You are going to have the best of times. The characters are lovable (even the ultra mean Red Queen), the CGI is beautiful and it has some of that Tim Burton feel we all like. Sadly, only SOME of it... the deeper meaningful part of Tim Burton is not here. This movie ends up feeling like an action film...
Now, if you are looking for the real deal: Lewis Carrol nonsense magic. Forget it. This is too 'hollywoodesque' for you. I really hated how they disfigured the Mad Hatter. And it's not Johnny Depp (he actually makes it entertaining) it's the screenplay. This movie (this sequel) has very little to do with the books, and even with Disney's cartoon adaptation. Yes, it has all the original characters and situations, but the characters appear almost all together, with no sense of pace, and some of them are completely wrong (Mad Hatter, oh my god what was that!, the Dormouse...). And the situations were changed to get some nice screenplay to make a movie for people just wanting to hang there, eat pop corn and have some fun. I did like the vibe of the Cheshire Cat, the Red Queen, and, at the beginning, the Blue Caterpillar.
So... I didn't like the movie. It's not bad at all, it's entertaining but... you know. It's just another movie. I think Burton made a big mistake here. It could've been magical if he just used the original book. It could have been something to remember; but we will all just forget. Carroll's writing was excellent and there was no need to try to beat him or disfigure his work. Disfigure sounds about right.
7.5 out of 10