Michael offers our second take on Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland.
He likes it, but it’s a film with problems… Their response is uniform: TheAlice?
croons the Cheshire Cat, voiced by a most decadent, flirtatious Stephen Fry.
However, there seems to be a more puzzling question, concerning the films director: is thistheTim Burton?
No, this must be a different Tim Burton.
Sure, there are freaks and kooks is there an intellectual property more bursting with them?
It is also awkwardly conceived.
To be sure, this is a squandered opportunity.
But at what cost?
PerhapsAlice In Wonderlands greatest failing is that it isnt odd at all.
Its certainly not that surreal, and it is hard to imagine it improving with dropped acid.
No, this is a shallow, stunted spectacle that does surprisingly little with its rich source.
Sadly, out of his varied and eclectic career, it is also his most creatively moribund.
Rating:
3 out of 5
