Alice in Wonderland
Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.
Critics Sentiment
Cheshire Cat guides Alice to Mad Hatter's disrupted tea party
Absolem helps Alice remember her childhood visit to Wonderland
The film drops significantly when Alice suddenly remembers her childhood Wonderland visit, which critics found unconvincing, before recovering for the visually spectacular Jabberwocky battle.
Burton's Alice in Wonderland received mixed reception, with critics praising the visual spectacle and Johnny Depp's Mad Hatter performance while criticizing the predictable plot structure that stripped away the original's whimsical unpredictability. The film was seen as technically impressive but emotionally hollow, with stunning CGI that couldn't compensate for weak character development and a formulaic good-versus-evil narrative. Most reviewers felt it was entertaining but forgettable, landing squarely in mediocre territory despite its visual ambitions.
Full cast
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Mia Wasikowska
Alice Kingsleigh
Johnny Depp
Tarrant Hightopp / Mad Hatter
Anne Hathaway
Mirana / White Queen
Helena Bonham Carter
Iracebeth / Red Queen
Crispin Glover
Ilosovic Stayne / Knave of Hearts
Matt Lucas
Tweedledee / Tweedledum
Alan Rickman
Absolem / Caterpillar (voice)
Stephen Fry
Cheshire Cat (voice)
Michael Sheen
Nivens McTwisp / White Rabbit (voice)
Timothy Spall
Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice)
Christopher Lee
Jabberwocky (voice)
Paul Whitehouse
Thackery Earwicket / March Hare (voice)
Barbara Windsor
Mallymkun / Dormouse (voice)
Michael Gough
Uilleam / Dodo (voice)
Imelda Staunton
Talking Flowers (voice)
Marton Csokas
Charles Kingsleigh
Lindsay Duncan
Helen Kingsleigh
Geraldine James
Lady Ascot
Tim Pigott-Smith
Lord Ascot
Leo Bill
Hamish Ascot
Crew
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