I wanted to love this movie. I really did. But I was left sorely disappointed. It pains me to say that, as I love when Burton and Depp work together. This is Tim Burton's second-worst movie after "Planet of the Apes". It's not terrible, but it just pales in comparison to his other work. And there was so much promise too. While I felt Depp turned in a better performance here than in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", the Mad Hatter didn't really come off as that memorable to me, apart from his unique look. Alice might as well have been a cardboard cutout, her acting was so wooden. Helena Bonham Carter was okay as the Red Queen, but she's turned in some far better performances (Mrs. Lovett, Bellatrix Lestrange). It felt like Anne Hathaway phoned in her performance. Crispin Glover was a nice surprise, though. Always cool to see him creeping it up. Even so, I feel like the supporting characters stood out a lot, especially the Cheshire Cat. I loved when he showed up. I did dig Alan Rickman as the Caterpillar and Christopher Lee as the Jabberwocky, even though they only had a few lines each. The best thing I can say about "Alice in Wonderland" was that it was visually stunning, but it still didn't have a lot of meat to it.
