There are only that many movies adaptions that made me want to reach for the original book, most of them just made me want to reach for the director's neck in a classic strangle hold. Fortunately, I would not be reaching for Tim Burton this time, Alice was great.
I've never read the original work, only the kiddy version as a kiddy, but the impression I had about it was a mad world loaded with hidden meanings and innuendos. While the movie wasn't all that mad, it was believable, it was as though wonderland was somehow possible and just waiting for the viewer to fall into. The subtle, cryptic imagery and dialog is enough to keep those who like to find hidden meaning in everything glued to the screen, while not blatant enough to distract the eyes glued to Mia Wasikowska's chest.
Johnny Depp was excellent, though if I haven't seen the interview before hand, I would have been clueless that he was trying to do a mercury poison impression (not that its a bad one, just not familiar with the effects of heavy metals if it was not applied with force on the head)
Two thumbs up, worth the ticket.
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