a waste of Burton magic

Rating: 3/10 (11 March 2010)

Yeah, cgi and visuals... and nothing more? Shame. Had so much potential.
What's most disappointing is that the hype won in getting quick box office gains for something this weak, encouraging more hollowed-out remakes of childhood favorites.
I left the theater after watching this feeling almost as disappointed as I did after GI Joe, or even Transformers 2 (I personally thought the first Transformers was fairly close to the mark). As with those, the visuals were of primary interest and yeah, the recognizable characters were all there, but the meat and potatoes were replaced with those plastic food props from the Ikea store. Tasteless and dissatisfying.
Might just be me but I picture Elliot Gould as a hell of a Mad Hatter... nothing against Depp.
If you haven't seen it yet, my suggestion is that you don't. Wait till it comes out.. nah ... not even worth the rental fee.