Alice (2009)

In this reimagining of Lewis Carroll’s classic story, Alice (Caterina Scorsone) falls into Wonderland after the Queen of Hearts (Kathy Bates) abducts her boyfriend. With help from Hatter (Andrew Lee Potts), she battles the White Rabbit—a secret society—who enslaved humans to bottle their emotions.

For the record, Alice is an adaptation made for the SyFy channel. You know exactly what you’re getting now. It’s a solid A movie—not quite the 'B' I was expecting. The costume detail and special effects are visually engaging. It all has a touch of the trendy steampunk aesthetic. The cast is solid—Tim Curry pops up again, but its Scorsone and Potts that successfully carry the film.

Darkly humorous, slightly twisted, and thoroughly modern, Alice is, as I see it, an oddly entertaining new look on the story.