Alice Through the Looking
Glass—supports
its imaginative script with terrific costuming and character makeup. The
special effects can only be described as eye candy with perfectly timed segues
that move the audience through the innovative story in a most satisfying
manner. The camera technique and choreography are nearly flawless. This is a
good adult/child share movie.
Storyline
When Alice Kingsleigh (Mia Wasikowska) returns
from sailing the China Seas she finds her Ex-fiancé wants her to sign her ship,
the Wonder, over to him or she’ll lose her house. Alice refuses and runs to one
of the buildings’ rooms where the butterfly Absolem (voice of Alan
Rickman), shows her a walkthrough mirror where she escapes into Wonderland.
Things are not the same in Wonderland as the Mad Hatter/Tarant Hightopp (Johnny
Depp), is dying from grief over his lost family. It is up to Alice to find the
Mad Hatter’s family by manipulating Time and restoring justice to the present.
Additional Thanks
Great Work for Director
James Bobin. Thank you to Executive Producer John G. Scotti for making the film
possible. Additional characters/cast include: Iracebeth (Helena Bonham Carter),
Mirana (Anna Hathaway), Time (Sacha Baron Cohen), Zanik Hightopp (Rhys Ifans),
Tweedledee/Tweedledum (Matt Lucas), Helen Kingsleigh (Lindsey Duncan), Hamish
(Leo Bill) Lady Ascot, (Geraldine James), Bayard (voice of Timothy Spall), King
Oleron (Richard Armitage), Thackery (voice of Paul Whitehouse), James Harcourt
(Ed Speleers), and Dr. Addison Bennet (Andrew Scott).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. It’s an impressive ode to creativity.
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