Review of Alice

Alice (2009)
10/10
A Brand New Alice That Rocks
7 December 2009
Warning: Spoilers
This is by far the best Alice I have yet to see, and I have seen many versions. Though referencing Lewis Carroll's works it is a new type of story. Alice is a martial arts instructor who's father left when she was 10 and her boyfriend sends her into a panic by giving her a ring. When she chases after him to give it back she sees him being abducted and follows the, "white rabbit," through the looking glass and into the rabbits hole. There she is marked with a tattoo as being an oyster, so called because of the pearls of emotion that are drained out of those kidnapped from our world and brought into theirs. Alice is soon introduced to The Hatter (eat your heart out Johnny Depp)who is a very clever quick witted man who runs the tea shop (remember those pearls of emotion) He talks about her being the, "Alice of Legend" who brought the house down 150 years ago. (Referencing that the last girl to come into wonderland named Alice was indeed Lewis Carroll's Alice) From there she must face the Queen of Hearts, and her suits, as well as her son, and Alice's boyfriend. Fortunately through out it all she has the Hatter and the last White Knight in Wonderland. The entire event refers characters from the original books but gives them all a sense of reality, many characters are referenced in a name rather than their appearance. It is an amazing story with even more amazing characters and actors
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