The film has the fantastical and absurdist elements of the book with the layer of darkness we expect from Burton. Visually, the 3D effects add depth without creating nauseating motion. Animation does not obscure the expression of the actors, but the makeup is sometimes obstructive. Depp does an excellent job of emoting despite a lot of makeup. Those characters which are voiced by fully but animated are well done, without celebrity overshadowing the characters. The final resolution was a bit of a disappointment, and I felt it was not true to Lewis Carroll's or Tim Burton's vision. It seemed like a compromise.