Director Tim Burton is making another movie, so that must mean Johnny Depp is back at the box office too, this time it's Alice In Wonderland.
Yes, that Alice! She's back and so is the story told in a new and wonderful 3-D format that is absolutely worth the couple of extra bucks to get in. (You do have a choice, but choose the 3-D) As many times as this story has been told in movies, TV, books and folklore, I'm not sure it's ever going to be told in such breathtaking fashion as this. For once this classic story is not the star....the technology is.
All your favorite characters are here. Alice, The Hatter (Depp) The Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter) and the White Queen (Anne Hathaway). Toss in Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, The Cat, The Rabbit, and a Jaberwocky and you've got it all. It's a classic good versus evil story of course, that is timeless.
AIW in this version is a little more intense than you may remember. The fabulous 3-D brings everything to life, the beautiful and the very intense and scary. As tempting as it may be, little ones may struggle at times with the loud sounds and the length of some of the moments you may find really cool, but it may be too much for them.
They did a terrific job of blending the animation, with live action. There are some scenes that are truly remarkable. Costuming is great, the sound track fits like a glove and the voice, and acting performances are all solid. But let there be no mistake. This is an animation and special effects fest. Depp and Hathaway names on on the movie poster to get you there. After your arrival, you'll understand the effects are why you are there. This movie would be stunning with almost any actors in it.
This movie does a lot of things really right. First of all it's not so in love with itself that it doesn't know when to quit. A very nice one-hour forty five minutes is plenty here. It is also well cast, and as you might expect Depp is great as The Hatter. Hathaway is wondrous as the "snowy" White Queen, and Carter as the Red Queen is really funny, even though they at times limited her dialogue to a few cliche's. Should be fairly noted, Depp and Hathaway don't show up until well into the movie. These of course are important roles, they're just not huge roles. You may be surprised how little screen time they actually have.
This is not the greatest movie of all time by any means. But there's nothing really wrong here. Alice In Wonderland will come and go and be the flavor of the month, and make a ton of cash, and then retire to "oh yea -dom," and that's OK. It's here today to thrill audiences and it does.
Alice In Wonderland.....a real visual treat at the movies.
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