Can you stand on your head?

Rating: 8/10 (17 March 2010)

Tim Burton's wonderful imagination has brought another film full of fascination to life. Alice in Wonderland supports a wonderful cast of actors and characters that can't help but suck the audience in and make them feel as much a part of the world as Alice her self.
The visual entertainment of this film is exceptional as the dimensions and sizes of the world and the characters in it seamlessly shift from one perspective size to another. The sets and proportions of the world are all displayed together on the screen and never seem odd or out of place regardless of how they change.
Casting on this film is excellent with Johnny Depp putting on his stunning show as the Mad Hater. The red queen Helena Bonham Carter displaying her quirky and magnificent exclamation of "Off with her head!" And the wonderful portrayal of Mia Wasikowska as Alice is very memorable.
The film sucks the audience into the world of Alice and does well to keep the audience engaged for bits and pieces with the mystery of discovery of the world as well as the comedic shots that leap around in scene to scene. However the film does have just a slight lacking of fulfillment. It feels like there is just a small piece missing that one can't quite place their finger on. Perhaps it's simply that even with all the right pieces in place there needs just an extra piece to fully congeal into a masterpiece. That said the film is still an excellent rendition of the classic Lewis Carroll fable and recommended.