the visuals were great, as expected, but I wasn't thrilled with the choice of actress or her wardrobe throughout the movie. She lacked personality big time. Helena Bonham Carter as the red queen was FANTASTIC, as was Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, but Depp playing a crazy character is getting a little cliche, he seems to be typecast now. Overall, they absolutely should have gotten someone else to play Alice, the actress was NOT good.