I can't help but feel disappointment after watching the latest installment of Alice in Wonderland. Tim Burton creates a vivid landscape, but falls prey to a serious rhythm problem, leaving the audience dizzy with a world that though visually enchanting is hardly enveloping.
Depp is believable though not surprising while Wasikowska plays a disengaged Alice who feels like she is experiencing the film through a looking glass. The sole bright spot is Bonham Carter who brings a love/hate realism to the Red Queen creating excitement any time she graces the screen.
With scenes resembling Pirates of the Caribbean, this film ends feels more like a compromise between the ultra-creative Burton and a studio desperate to find a new franchise.