Variety
For all its clever design, beguiling creatures and witty actors, the picture feels far more conventional than it should; it's a Disney film illustrated by Burton, rather than a Burton film that happens to be released by Disney.
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Alice in Wonderland
Tim Burton (Edward Scissorhands, Sweeney Todd) seems the perfect director to bring Lewis Carrol's trippy children's fantasy to life. A combination of live-action and computer animation is used to tell the story of a young girl named Alice (Australian newcomer Mia Wasikowska), who falls down a rabbit hole into a strange world full of strange characters.
Those characters include Johnny Depp (in his sixth collaboration with Burton) as the Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen, Anne Hathaway as the White Queen, Little Britain's Matt Lucas as both Tweedledee and Tweedledum and Crispin Glover as Stayne – Knave of Hearts.
Also screening in 3D at select theatres.
Less2010Rating: PG, contains frightening fantasy scenes and violence108 minsUSA
AdventureKids & FamilyFantasy
- Director:
- Tim Burton ('Beetlejuice', 'Batman', 'Edward Scissorhands', 'Ed Wood', 'Mars Attacks', 'Sleepy Hollow', 'Big Fish', 'Sweeny Todd')
- Writer:
- Linda Woolverton
- Cast:
- Mia WasikowskaJohnny DeppHelena Bonham CarterAnne HathawayMichael SheenAlan RickmanChristopher LeeStephen FryCrispin GloverTimothy SpallMarton CsokasNoah TaylorMatt LucasPaul Whitehouse
Alice in Wonderland | Awards
Winner of Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design at the 2011 Academy Awards.
Alice in Wonderland | Reviews
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Hollywood Reporter
A fantastical romp that proves every bit as transporting as that movie about the blue people of Pandora, his "Alice" is more than just a gorgeous 3D sight to behold.
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New Zealand Herald
It's not just because of fancy 3D computer graphics that Tim Burton's Alice and Wonderland is the closest to what Lewis Carroll saw when he wrote the book. While no children's classic could be better suited to a storm of pop-out imagery - a puff of the Cheshire Cat's smoke in your face, dodge that hedgehog croquet ball - the effects enhance, rather than make, the film.
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Empire Magazine
Sadly Lewis lite and not without flaws but this is as Burtonesque as one could wish for, a real treat for fans of his twisted imagination and great British character actors.
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Alice in Wonderland | Release Details
Alice in Wonderland is now playing in 1 cinema in New Zealand. Alice in Wonderland is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV and Disney+.