Review of Alice in Wonderland (2010) by Kenneth E — 28 Feb 2013

Call this "Pirates of the Caribbean in Narnia." The film spends a sickening amount of time on Johnny Depp's face, sacrifices Lewis Carroll's nonsensical quirk with epic obligation, ruins Alice's character by making her 10 years older than necessary, has cheap 3D effects, and avoids Tim Burton's signature happy morbidity for fear of "offending" young viewers.

Visually and emotionally, I had hoped for something more akin to America McGee's popular game "Alice," but instead, I got another fantasy clone with a predictable plot.