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Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)

Directed by James Bobin

Fantasy | Adventure | Family

Most recently watched by CaptainBigTime, schofizzy

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 | Alan Rickman | Michael Sheen | Sacha Baron Cohen | Andrew Scott | Rhys Ifans | Timothy Spall | Ed Speleers | Stephen Fry | Lindsay Duncan | Matt Lucas | Tom Godwin | Richard Armitage | Amelia Crouch | Leilah de Meza | Geraldine James | Leo Bill | Barbara Windsor | Meera Syal | Hattie Morahan | Simone Kirby | Siobhan Redmond | Paul Whitehouse | Matt Vogel | Paul Hunter | Wally Wingert | Louis Ashbourne Serkis | Joanna Bobin | Joe Hurst | Oliver Hawkes | Frederick Warder | Eve Hedderwick Turner | Daniel Hoffmann-Gill | Jamie Baughan | Matt Wilman | Siobhan McSweeney | Owain Rhys Davies | Edward Petherbridge | 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 | Kraig Thornber | Carl Walker | Claire Winsper | Isaac Andrews | Alexander Bracq | Adam Burton | Frances de la Tour | Ross Green | Kyle Hebert | Matt Hookings | Bomber Hurley-Smith | Martyn Mayger | Steve Saunders | Mike Simmrin | Johanna Smitz | Bill Thomas

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
05/30/2016Movie ScreenDigitalTheater6 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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