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A modern take on the classic fairytale, Alice in Wonderland, set in the North East of England. full summary | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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First frenetic footage from Simon Fellows' Malice In Wonderland! (From QuietEarth. 5 July 2009, 10:29 PM, PDT)
Maggie Grace Dishes on Being Taken
(From MovieWeb. 8 May 2009, 12:47 PM, PDT)
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A low budget, high talent gem moreProduction Notes from IMDbPro
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Because this project is categorized as being in production, the data is subject to change; some data could be removed completely.Cast
 | Maggie Grace | ... | Alice |
 | Nathaniel Parker | ... | Harry Hunt |
| other cast: | |||
 | Danny Dyer | ... | Whitey |
| Paul Kaye | ... | Caterpillar |
| Matt King | ... | Gonzo |
| Bronagh Gallagher | ... | Hattie |
| Anthony Higgins | ... | Rex |
 | Garrick Hagon | ... | Mr. Dodgson |
 | Katia Winter | ... | Swede |
| Fiona O'Shaughnessy | ... | Hooker |
 | David Blakeley | ... | Hitman |
| Gary Beadle | ... | Felix Chester |
| Steve Furst | ... | Mo |
 | David Frost | ... | One Ball Barry |
| Alan Mckenna | ... | Griffin |
| Elizabeth Goram-Smith | ... | Nightclub Dancer / Party Girl |
| Lin Blakley | ... | Mrs. Jones |
| Dave Lynn | ... | Jack / Jacqui |
| Earl Ling | ... | Two Guns Tony |
| Darran Williams | ... | Gold Raver in bar / Freaky Finger Man |
| Steve Haze | ... | Midge |
| Tony Cook | ... | Jimmy Three Chins |
| Jimmy Ocean | ... | Four Button Freddy |
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Viewed at the Marche du Film, Festival de Cannes 2009
With not a lot of money but a bundle of ideas, director Simon Fellows and writer Jayson Rothwell, have come up with a massively entertaining twist on the classic tale, Alice in Wonderland. Only this time it's a young woman with amnesia, a taxi-driver, assorted gangsters, druggies and weirdos who feature.
At the same time, Malice in Wonderland stays true to the novel on which its based, proving that old ideas can still be the best; same story, new version, as it were.
Maggie Grace makes an interesting Alice, here a young American on the run from (and also towards) something, if only she knew what. Some of the dialogue between her and Whitey, the taxi driver, is excellent. Scratch that! A lot of the dialogue is excellent, with some great lines to cut out and keep for future use.
It's clear that a low budget has been made to go a long way, but view it as a lot of bang for low bucks and not as cloth being cut too thinly. What surprises about this film is just how assured it is.
Quibbles? Nothing of note, really. It would, theoretically, be nice to have seen what would have resulted had the production budget been higher, but then the film would perhaps have lost some, if not all, of its edge.
As a calling card, Malice in Wonderland shows some real talent at work. The basic question, is it worth paying to see? Absolutely!