Review: Alice In Wonderland (2010)
Rating: B+
Directed by Tim Burton
Starring Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham-Carter, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover, Michael Sheen, Matt Lucas, Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry
Written by Linda Woolverton
Based on the books "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll
Alice in Wonderland, the much-hyped collaboration between director Tim Burton and the Disney company, is a live-action version of Lewis Carroll’s beloved classic. While not a direct sequel to the 1951 Disney animated feature film of the same name, this version uses the animated film as a springboard of sorts.
In this version of Alice, the titular character is now a young woman in her late teens, who returns to Wonderland to escape from an arranged (and surprise, for her at least) engagement party in Victorian London. Pressured, and totally not ready to answer the marriage proposal of a snobbish aristocrat, Alice runs away to follow the White Rabbit, who leads her down through the rabbit hole (viewers of the 3D version - this part was one of highlights of the 3D visual effects!), and into a whole new adventure in Wonderland.
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