This James Bobin directorial is the sequel to Alice in Wonderland which was released in 2010 and the story is loosely based on Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass. In this movie, Alice Kingsleigh (Mia Wasikowska) tries to save the Mad Hatter/Tarrant Hightopp (Johnny Depp) by finding the true status of his family members.
Alice seems to have the spunk of her father and navigates her ship 'The Wonder' from danger in the high seas. Upon reching shore, she finds out that her ex-fiance Hamish Ascot (Leo Bill) has taken over the company and she needs to give up her ship in order to claim her home. Alice has a fight about this with her mother and follows Absolem to Wonderland.
There she is greeted by the White Queen (Anne Hathaway), the Cheshire cat, the White Rabbit, Twiddles, the Dormouse and Bayard. They inform about Tarrant Hightopp’s condition and his belief in the survival of his family members. Alice tries to help the Mad Hatter and therefore goes in search of Time (Sacha Baron Cohen). Time tries to tell Alice that past can never be altered, but Alice fails to realise it and therefore, steals the Chronosphere (an object that powers the Grand Clock) to do time-travel. Alice comes across various events which make her understand that Time said the truth indeed. She also comes to know about the feud between the Red Queen and White Queen. Meanwhile, Time chases her all along to get the Chronosphere back.
Alice comes to know that the Red Queen has Hatter’s family and tries to rescue them with the help of others in Wonderland. Whether she succeeds in her mission or not forms the rest of the story for Alice Through the Looking Glass.
Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter is amusing in certain scenes, but seems to be comatose mostly. Mia Wasikowska appears pleasant and Helena Bonham Carter’s acting is good. Sacha Baron Cohen has done his role well and Anne Hathaway comes only for minor portions.
The fantasy story is entertaining and the visuals are clean. The banter between Time and others (Hatter, the Dormouse, the White Rabbit and the Cheshire Cat) during tea will tickle your funny bones.
In short, Alice Through The Looking Glass is visually stunning, but falls short in keeping us engaged with its plot.
Alice seems to have the spunk of her father and navigates her ship 'The Wonder' from danger in the high seas. Upon reching shore, she finds out that her ex-fiance Hamish Ascot (Leo Bill) has taken over the company and she needs to give up her ship in order to claim her home. Alice has a fight about this with her mother and follows Absolem to Wonderland.
There she is greeted by the White Queen (Anne Hathaway), the Cheshire cat, the White Rabbit, Twiddles, the Dormouse and Bayard. They inform about Tarrant Hightopp’s condition and his belief in the survival of his family members. Alice tries to help the Mad Hatter and therefore goes in search of Time (Sacha Baron Cohen). Time tries to tell Alice that past can never be altered, but Alice fails to realise it and therefore, steals the Chronosphere (an object that powers the Grand Clock) to do time-travel. Alice comes across various events which make her understand that Time said the truth indeed. She also comes to know about the feud between the Red Queen and White Queen. Meanwhile, Time chases her all along to get the Chronosphere back.
Alice comes to know that the Red Queen has Hatter’s family and tries to rescue them with the help of others in Wonderland. Whether she succeeds in her mission or not forms the rest of the story for Alice Through the Looking Glass.
Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter is amusing in certain scenes, but seems to be comatose mostly. Mia Wasikowska appears pleasant and Helena Bonham Carter’s acting is good. Sacha Baron Cohen has done his role well and Anne Hathaway comes only for minor portions.
The fantasy story is entertaining and the visuals are clean. The banter between Time and others (Hatter, the Dormouse, the White Rabbit and the Cheshire Cat) during tea will tickle your funny bones.
In short, Alice Through The Looking Glass is visually stunning, but falls short in keeping us engaged with its plot.
