"Alice Through The Looking Glass" (movie critique)

ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
movie poster

The Travelling Toe and a Dear Friend decided that we just had to see "Alice Through The Looking Glass" having seen the first movie, "Alice in Wonderland", in 2010.  Johnny Depp plays the Mad Hatter with relish and very bushy eyebrows!

This film starts closely to the time where "Alice" left off when she decided not to marry her unbearable fiancee,and to go on adventures on her father's ship.  When she finally returns to home port, she learns that her mother has had to sell her shares in the company and Alice must either sell her father's boat or her mother will forfeit her house. 

While all this turmoil is going on, Alice follows a beautiful blue butterfly to a magical looking glass (large mirror) which she passes into and immediately finds herself back in Underland. She lands at the tea table with the White Rabbit, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Cheshire Cat and the caterpillar, but no Mad Hatter!  Alice finds out he has been acting even madder than usual.  He found something that makes him believe that his family is still alive somewhere and he must find them.  In order to help the Mad Hatter, Alice must go back in time. To do that she has to find the Master Keeper of Time, who rules over all time. and  steal the Chronosphere.  It will allow her to travel back in time and find the Hatter's family.  Her journey allows her to see what happened to friends and foes alike during different times in their lives.  So, she is now in a race to save the Hatter before time does run out for him.

So Dear Readers, does Alice find the Hatter's family in time to save him?  When Alice has to return to the real world, what becomes of her mother, her ship and her future?  Well, you will just have to find out for yourself won't you!!!!


 CAST

Mia Wasikowska
Alice

Johnny Depp
Mad Hatter

Anne Hathaway
White Queen

Helena Bonham Carter
Red Queen

Sacha Baron Cohen
Time

Alan Rickman
Caterpillar

Stephen Fry
Cheshire Cat

Michael Sheen
White Rabbit

  

              

Matt Lucas
Tweedledum/Tweedledee

Side Note:

The film was dedicated to the memory of Alan Rickman, an actor who is treasured and missed.


The Travelling Toe gives this movie 1 big toe up with a Mad Hatter Top Hat - because of the costumes, the unreal world that was fun and entertaining to be a part of, the 
make-up,especially Johnny Depp's.  It was just a fun, casual romp of a Fairy Tale fantasy.