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| Johnny Depp | ... | ||
| Mia Wasikowska | ... | ||
| Helena Bonham Carter | ... | ||
| Anne Hathaway | ... | ||
| Crispin Glover | ... | ||
| Matt Lucas | ... | ||
| Michael Sheen | ... |
White Rabbit
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| Stephen Fry | ... |
Cheshire Cat
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| Alan Rickman | ... |
Blue Caterpillar
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| Barbara Windsor | ... |
Dormouse
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| Paul Whitehouse | ... |
March Hare
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| Timothy Spall | ... |
Bayard
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| Marton Csokas | ... | ||
| Tim Pigott-Smith | ... | ||
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John Surman | ... | |
Alice, an unpretentious and individual 19-year-old, is betrothed to a dunce of an English nobleman. At her engagement party, she escapes the crowd to consider whether to go through with the marriage and falls down a hole in the garden after spotting an unusual rabbit. Arriving in a strange and surreal place called "Underland," she finds herself in a world that resembles the nightmares she had as a child, filled with talking animals, villainous queens and knights, and frumious bandersnatches. Alice realizes that she is there for a reason--to conquer the horrific Jabberwocky and restore the rightful queen to her throne. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
Adding a little bit of a background story and a few more characters to Alice's adventures didn't do as much as i thought it would for the story. Truthfully i wanted to love this movie, I'm a huge Tim Burton/ Johnny Depp fan. But this just didn't do it for me. I came out of the theater wondering if it were just the mediocre script or the director who had failed to meet my expectations. The best part of this movie is probably Johnny Depps portrayal of the mad hatter who truly is mad. However, Mia Wasikowska presents Alice in a dull manner that had me checking my watch every ten or fifteen minutes. Overall this film isn't awful, but at the same time its no masterpiece, for an interesting film to look at I suppose this would be an alright choice, however if you want a great story and compelling acting, you might want to check out something else, because this isn't the movie you're looking for.