The Vidiot Reviews...

Rating: 3/10 (3 June 2010)

Alice in Wonderland
When it comes to ingesting narcotics and reading classic literature, the most popular choice has to be Jack Kerouac's On The Road and a package of NoDoz caffeine pills. However, a close second would be this Lewis Carroll tome and just about any type of hallucinogen, from LSD to psychedelic toad secretion.
Years after her first visit, 19-year-old Alice (Mia Wasikowska) returns to the topsy-turvy realm of Wonderland, which is now under the rule of the Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter) and her terribly nonsensical pet-monster the Jabberwocky. Unaware of her previous visits, Alice is reintroduced to the inhabitants of Wonderland, including The Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) and the White Queen (Anne Hathaway), who assist in her plan to overthrow the Red Queen.
Under the assumption that everyone is all ready familiar with the legendary tale, director Tim Burton foregoes the process of unearthing strange characters and environments and, instead, delves headlong into a dark and depressing version of Wonderland that's littered with an array of melancholy characters that fail to either engage or entertain.
And while chasing a white rabbit may lead children to a fantastical world, more often than not, they'll just lead them to an animal-testing facility. (Red Light)