Not what it says on the tin

Rating: 2/10 (29 September 2008)

What a con, I thought this film was meant to be an adult fairy tale. I expected a sort of adult version of Alice in Wonder Land, what I got was a bleak and violent war drama. The fantasy in this film is basically a side issue; her being in the fantasy world must only take 20mins screen time. The rest is just sadistic rubbish, I don't mind violence in films, but some of the scenes in this film are sickening and unnecessary. The bit when the captain smashes the bottle repeatedly into the guys face was horrific.
I really do not know what this film tried to be, it was like two films put together, neither film adding anything to the other. The film spent too much time showing what a sadistic thug the captain was and not enough time on the supposed fantasy of the film.
I cannot believe this film got rated so high, for me it was a major disappointment. Avoid it.