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Alice in Wonderland (I) (2010) 6.5
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Metascore: 53/100
Reviews: 697 user | 418 critic | 38 from Metacritic.com 19-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror. Director:Tim Burton |
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Cast
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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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Cheshire Cat
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Blue Caterpillar
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| Barbara Windsor | ... |
Dormouse
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March Hare
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Bayard
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| Marton Csokas | ... | ||
| Tim Pigott-Smith | ... | ||
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John Surman | ... | |
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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>
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The White Queen See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for fantasy action/violence involving scary images and situations, and for a smoking caterpillar | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
5 March 2010 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Alice in Wonderland: An IMAX 3D Experience See more »Box Office
Budget:
$200,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£10,555,220 (UK) (5 March 2010)Gross:
$334,185,206 (USA) (2 July 2010)Company Credits
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Lord Ascot: Charles, you have lost your senses? This picture is impossible.
Charles Kingsleigh: Precisely. Gentlemen, the only way to achieve the impossible, is to believe it's possible.
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When The Hatter undergoes one of his personality changes, not only does his voice become deeper but the make-up around his eyes changes and the color of his eyes become darker as well. See more »Goofs
When Alice is riding Bayard to the Red Queen's castle, the wide shots show the dog's back moving wildly up and down with Alice. In the closeups of Alice, she is hardly moving up and down at all. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Lord Ascot: Charles, you have lost your senses? This picture is impossible.
Charles Kingsleigh: Precisely. Gentlemen, the only way to achieve the impossible, is to believe it's possible.
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I attended the Cast and Crew screening on Sunday, in Leicester Square, with high hopes for this film as it's without doubt the most exciting job I've had. This was my first feature experience, and working for Tim Burton was a hell of a way to start.
But, even as someone with a lot of time for his films, and a pre-existing bias, I couldn't really connect with this. The cast acquit themselves well, especially considering the noted difficulty in emoting to a tennis ball on a stick, but all their tics and quirks seem to be masking a void at the centre of what should be a free-floating, evocative trip. Sure, it's weird looking, but we've seen it before, and back then in films like Edward Scissorhands it had a sense of purpose. Now we're left exploring a CGI wonderland that seems to be without a great deal of wonder. The book revels in its bizarre environs, absurd dialogue and whimsical characters. This film grounds them, drains them of that mystery and leaves us with a colourful but forgettable retread. It seems intent on driving us to a narrative conclusion that few people will have had much stake in through its running time, simply because we're not giving much to care for.
With a source material so familiar, even to those whose knowledge is second hand references, there needs to be a degree of innovation (as in Svenkmejer's dark stop-motion version, or the co-opting of Terry Gilliam in to his "Tideland" narrative), or else a studious and inspired adaptation that completely returns to Lewis Carroll. What we end up with is a mid-point that fails to get to grips with what enchants people about the Alice story, and another chance to see a beautiful waif walk around twisted, quasi-Gothic landscapes to a score by Danny Elfman.
Not that this isn't an enjoyable experience in itself, and as seen in the vast Screen 1 at the Empire it is at times breathtakingly pretty. It's just inessential, and while it may be unfair to expect a classic from a favoured filmmaker every time out, when they tackle something with the pedigree and history of Alice In Wonderland you can't help but hope for something special. And that's the problem, that Tim Burton, while he is still making decent films, has been a long way off special for some time now.
6/10 (if they gave half stars it'd be 6.5), but that doesn't mean it's a bad film. It's possible that my grade is affected by high expectations and lost potential. If you have kids, I'm sure it'll be better than 90% of the dross that passes for family films now. At least there is some artistry involved, and while he might not be at his best I'll still always pay to see a Tim Burton film (although I got this one for free...)