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Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
Directed by James Bobin
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Overview
Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.
Rated PG | Length 113 minutes
Actors
Mia Wasikowska | Johnny Depp | Anne Hathaway | Helena Bonham Carter | Sacha Baron Cohen | Matt Lucas | Alan Rickman | Stephen Fry | Michael Sheen | Timothy Spall | Barbara Windsor | Meera Syal | Lindsay Duncan | Leo Bill | Geraldine James | Andrew Scott | Ed Speleers | Richard Armitage | Hattie Morahan | Amelia Crouch | Leilah de Meza | Louis Ashbourne Serkis | Rhys Ifans | Simone Kirby | Eve Hedderwick Turner | Frederick Warder | Tom Godwin | Siobhan Redmond | Joe Hurst | Oliver Hawkes | Paul Whitehouse | Matt Vogel | Paul Hunter | Wally Wingert | Owain Rhys Davies | Andrew Sachs | Edward Petherbridge | Kyle Hebert | Joanna Bobin | Frances de la Tour | Daniel Hoffmann-Gill | Matt Wilman | Jamie Baughan | Richard Syms | Neil Edmond | Carol Been | Ross Carpenter | Melissa Collier | Heather Craig | Janine Craig | Leigh Daniels | Jules Davison | Matt Dempsey | Nikki Dunsford | Stephanie Elstob | Steve Fortune | Jane Fowler | Adam Galbraith | Chris Grierson | Dale Mercer | William Mowat | Cris Penfold | Carl Walker | Kraig Thornber | Claire Winsper | Siobhan McSweeney | Alexander Bracq | Isaac Andrews | Adam Burton | Ross Green | Matt Hookings | Bomber Hurley-Smith | Martyn Mayger | Steve Saunders | Mike Simmrin | Johanna Smitz | Bill Thomas
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/30/2016 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
Given all the effort and work on display here it’s rather sad this turned out to be so dry and dull. I did not like the previous film so I didn’t have high expectations for this movie but even that didn’t make me appreciate it any more. I give the CG / FX a ratings bump as well as Sacha Baron Cohen’s turn as Time. He was really the only interesting character and the emotional center of the movie.
Schofizzy mentioned that the best thing here is the message for girls and young women that they can be whatever they want and accomplish the impossible.
I like Mia Wasikowska but there’s nothing here to stretch her abilities. She glides through the green screen delivering her lines with purpose. I like the subplot with Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter, both good but not enough the lift the dreariness around the main plot with Mad Hatter / Depp. That’s probably the big downfall here; having the story evolve around that character, a character we don’t care about. Oddly he’s not in the movie that much which is a good thing.
I rather watch more of Time’s castle and his robot friends. Red Queen’s lair is also pretty cool. I kept thinking how this would make a better platform video game than a movie. Every segment works like an ideal level to achieve.
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