I was expecting an awful lot based on the hype and while I got a lot I didn't get as much as I expected. I saw it in 3-D and not sure if 3-D helped this picture all that much. The makeup and visual effects were very good and they sort of followed the original story in a number of aspects but this was an Alice who returned to Wonderland but didn't seem to remember her first visit particularly well. Also, some of the characters were off, at least from what I expected. The grandkids enjoyed it and that was one of the main reasons we went so enjoy the effects and it is worth seeing.