Alice in Wonderland - not really

Rating: 6/10 (11 March 2010)

This movie has a fresh and updated look. Tim Burton's interpretation stays relatively true to the original version. One thing that is lacking is any depth to the characters. This is unusual for Tim Burton and Disney. The most noticeable weakness is that the 3D is old school Disney theme park. After the superb 3D in Avatar this movie falls far behind. Some scenes are overdone and the images are "in your face" while other scenes are more like a regular 2D movie. Whereas Avatar 3D seemed like you were viewing the scene in person Alice both overwhelms and underwhelms the senses. It is like watching a movie in which the scenes randomly change from color to black and white repeatedly. Johnny Dep fails to captivate or illuminate his character. One would have hoped this version would have become a classic like its predecessor but that is not the case.