Alice in Wonderland (2010)

	Directed by: Tim Burton	COUNTRY USA GENRE Fantasy/Adventure/ Animated NORWEGIAN TITLE Alice i eventyrland RUNNING TIME 108 minutes
	Produced by: Richard D. Zanuck Joe Roth Suzanne Todd Jennifer Todd
	Written by (based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll): Linda Woolverton

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Mad Hatter	Johnny Depp
Alice	Mia Wasikowska	½
Red Queen	Helena Bonham Carter
White Queen	Anne Hathaway
Stayne – Knave of Hearts	Crispin Glover
Tweedledee/Tweedledum	Matt Lucas
White Rabbit (voice)	Michael Sheen
Cheshire Cat (voice)	Stephen Fry
Blue Caterpillar (voice)	Alan Rickman
Dormouse (voice)	Barbara Windsor
March Hare (voice)	Paul Whitehouse
Bayard (voice)	Timothy Spall
Dodo Bird (voice)	Michael Gough
Tall Flower Faces (voice)	Imelda Staunton
Jabberwocky (voice)	Christopher Lee

Review

Compared to the tradition- and genre-bound fantasy universes of modern successes such as the Harry Potter franchise, the world of Lewis Carroll, and Tim Burton's rendition of it, is truly original and imaginative. In Alice in Wonderland, genre conventions are largely absent – until the film's final part, in which Burton treats us to a standardized action showdown. This, in addition to the film's lack of recognizability, slowly devalues a film experience that begins well, with vivid creations and colours. As with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory a few years ago, Burton isn't able to accompany his visuals with anything other than a superficially engaging narrative. Johnny Depp, on the other hand, yet again produces a funny and well-modelled character from classic literature, and he is accompanied by amusing performances by Helena Bonham Carter and Crispin Glover.

Copyright © 07.03.2011 Fredrik Gunerius Fevang

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