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Show culture Alice in Wonderland: The Tim Burton movie that almost could 03.15.2010 but appropriately unsure. Butall the growth her character should have achieved by the end seems merely scripted. It is clear enough why Burton chose her, but the level of strength and transformation she has shown in past performances is missing. The detailed setting that Burton creates is wonderfully suited to a 3D landscape. Come next year's award season, there are bound to be nominations for the,visual aspect. While having a wide selection of celebrities appear in the film sounded exciting, it mostly seems to be a marketing gimmick. Stephen Fry (Cheshire Cat) and Alan Rickman (Absolem) do have incredible vocal talent, but there wasn't room in the movie for them to truly more, Uncle Tim." "Alice" never quite reaches Culture writer its potential. It is slightly darker In order to understand what than a children's film should be, to expect from Tim Burton's but somehow a tad too cheer"Alice in Wonderland," perhaps ful, which gives it the feeling of it is best to use an analogy. a more mature coming-of-age Imagine that growing up, you story. have your favorite Uncle Tim The first two-thirds of the who always tells you bedtime movie are built up nicely. The stories whenever he visits. predictability of the ending can You've always loved his fantasbe forgiven, but the execution tical stories of men with scissors • cannot. The undertone of Tim for hands, mixed up holidays Burton dwindles until it literally and quirky reinterpretations of vanishes, making you wonder if favorite books. someone else took over partway through. But perhaps that was So when he hears you are facing a big life transition (start- his intention: to take you into his world and then back out of it. ing college/getting married/ switching jobs/mid-life crisis), It's not just the directing he makes a special visit just to that fades out. Mia Wasikowska tell you one more fable. starts out playing a very relatThe result? "I'm not 11 any able Alice: quietly rebellious, y&LINDSEYLINGE „ ] flourish. The standout performance is, perhaps, Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen. In fact, she plays such a powerful character that Anne Hathaway's White Queen seems almost annoying in comparison. And Johnny Depp? He's Johnny Depp in a Tim Burton movie, just with more distracting eye makeup than usual. Overall, "Alice" is worth seeing. It is entertaining and worthwhile, but any expectations of what it will or should be are best left at the door. 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