Alice in Wonderland
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: March 5, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
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Mixed or average reviews based on 38 Critic Reviews
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16
Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
A fantastical romp that proves every bit as transporting as that movie about the blue people of Pandora, his "Alice" is more than just a gorgeous 3D sight to behold. Read full review
90
Boxoffice MagazinePete Hammond
Tim Burton, plus Alice, plus 3D equals an unforgettable, one-of-a-kind movie experience. It will clean up. Read full review
88
USA TodayClaudia Puig
When it comes to 3-D visual splendors, give me Wonderland over Pandora any day. Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)David Edelstein
If you can get past the craven concessions to formula, though, it’s rather underful--I mean, wonderful. Taking his cues from John Tenniel’s famous illustrations, Burton indulges his delight in disproportion. Read full review
80
Arizona RepublicBill Goodykoontz
Carroll purists and freshman English majors may be aghast at the change in story, but for those who watched "Avatar" and marveled at the images but were left wanting by the wooden acting and tired story, "Alice" is a treat. Read full review
75
Orlando SentinelRoger Moore
Wonderland is equal parts Lewis Carroll and Grace Slick. It’s inspired by Carroll’s "Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass," but also, apparently, by Slick’s psychedelic ‘60s anthem, “White Rabbit.” It’s a trip, man. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
"Alice" plays better as an adult hallucination, which is how Burton rather brilliantly interprets it until a pointless third act flies off the rails. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
The movie won't be for everyone -- it's a little rough for preteens, and it doesn't throw many laughs the audience's way -- but along with "Sweeney Todd," this is Burton's most interesting project in a decade Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
If there were truth-in-titling, Burton's movie rightly would be called "Alice in Narnia: With Stops at Disneyland, the Shire, Rohan, Naboo, and Oz." Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
This is still her (Wasikowska’s) picture. She’s its 10-foot tower, mysterious and brave and excited and withdrawn. Alice is the true magic in a Wonderland that’s mere movie magic – the happy surprise amidst everything we’ve come to expect. Read full review
75
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
Burton finely balances excess and restraint to create an absorbing, visually rich world of his very own. Read full review
75
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike Scott
Burton's most imaginative film in some time. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
The movie carries a mild PG rating but may be too intense for younger children. Read full review
67
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
A strangely passive film, dutifully ladling out its bits of filmic wizardry and expanding Lewis Carroll’s fantastical mythos in a promising new direction without any palpable sense of glee or verve. Read full review
63
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
The film is always fun, but as Carroll might have observed, it’s not much of a muchness. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Alice in Wonderland is curiously devoid of metaphors and allegories about a young woman on the cusp of adulthood, about to be engaged by arrangement to a loathsome toad of a man she can barely stomach. The lack of psychological subtext is hugely disappointing. Read full review
63
New York PostLou Lumenick
Depp's nonsense-spouting Mad Hatter, decked out in a red fright wig and possibly more makeup than Michael Jackson, is an unlikely resistance leader. Read full review
63
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Still, even Disney and a PG rating can't bury Burton's subversive wit. Like Carroll, he's a master at dressing up psychic wounds in fantasy. Read full review
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