Alice's Adventure in Wonderland

Director Tim Burton’s latest film comes courtesy of author Lewis Carroll’s beloved novels 'Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland' and 'Through The Looking Glass'. For his adaptation of Alice In Wonderland, Burton has combined both the novels into a film that at first generates sparks of interest but soon fizzles out. The performances from the live action and voice casts range from brilliant to average, which is a shame as there are plenty of excellent actors in the film whose talents are under-utilised. The 3D effects do little to support the muddled story which seems to have lost its own plot. Perhaps Alice has been enlisted to retrieve the missing plot? The sketchy narrative appears and re-appears as often as the smiling Cheshire Cat, making Alice’s wanderings and encounters with anthropomorphic characters insignificant and a leisurely way to pass the time. These characters have so much potential to contribute and assist Alice, yet they are given little opportunity to shine.