Saturday, July 31, 2010 Previous editions
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham-Carter, Crispen Glover
One of cinema’s most-filmed stories is updated by Burton in magnificent manner – as only he can – by sending the now 19-year-old Alice (Wasikowsky) back to Wonderland, there to meet up again with her odd-ball friends and battle the evil Red Queen (Bonham-Carter).
A truly star-studded cast – Depp as the Mad Hatter, Anne Hathaway as the White Queen, Matt Lucas as Tweedledum and Tweedlee, Stephen Fry as the Cheshire Cat and Barbara Windsor as the Doormouse – is slightly swamped by Burton’s wild imagination and spectacular special F/X but everyone emerges with ultimate credit.
This is another example of Hollywood’s most inventive creator edging the boundaries wider still and wider.
Star Rating: 4/5
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