alice through the looking glass film review

If you would like to read it, please highlight it with your mouse. Spoiler alert: The next paragraph is written in white text. If your child has seen Alice in Wonderland and enjoyed it, then this movie is a good follow up.ĭo I need to stay through the closing credits? The movie is 1 hour 53 minutes in the US and Australia but only 1 hour 44 minutes in the United Kingdom. This movie does not contain the extensive battles of the first movie and the majority of the movie is lighter and brighter than the first.

There are mild themes and some scenes may scare young children according to the ratings. Alice Through the Looking Glass is rated PG (US, United Kingdom, and Australia). All in all, this was quite an enjoyable movie.Įvery parent needs to research the appropriateness of the big screen for themselves. The sets, costumes, animation, and script are all excellent and meld well with one another. Rickman’s untimely death, tissues might be needed for the credits of this film. Absolem has transformed into a full-fledged butterfly and offers a brief vocal memory of Alan Rickman for us. One of the favorite character from Alice in Wonderland make a brief appearance in the movie. However, I have to admit that he did a brilliant job bringing Time to life and easily is one of my favorite performers in the movie. I am not a Sacha Baron Cohen fan, so his selection as Time was contentious in my family. This could be due to James Bobin’s splendid job directing the big names in this movie or to the additional time that the actors themselves have had with the characters they play. The characters are less cardboard cut outs and they are fully alive on screen. Unlike Alice in Wonderland, this new version of Wonderland is kinder and the movie is far less dark and violent (though there are still several suspenseful scenes and ‘monsters’).

There is even a nod to the chess theme of the book. For those who miss the classic retelling of these stories, this new story includes several of the Alice Through the Looking Glass themes including the importance of time, relationships, and smarts. However, this movie adventure leads the viewer through the hyper-pigmented, opiate-inspired hallucination of Underland beautifully.

As with Alice in Wonderland, do not go in to this movie expecting the familiar vignettes of Lewis Carrol’s books – as the movie bears little resemblance to the story. Alice Through the Looking Glass is the second in the Disney/Live Action Alice stories.

Alice through the looking glass film review