Alice in Wonderland

Ever since I saw the trailer for this with the wonderful character design I wanted to see it. Plus, Wonderland as seen through Tim Burton’s eyes! And Johnny Depp! And the fact that it is 3D. Of course with all those positives there was always the chance for expectations being far too high and the film itself being a disappointment.

This isn’t really an adaptation of Carroll’s book, instead we have a 19 year old Alice, and all the characters in Wonderland, or the Underland, are wondering if she is the right Alice, especially as she doesn’t seem to remember being there before. They need Alice to be their champion and fight the jabberwock and so defeat the Red Queen. But if she isn’t the Real Alice can she do it?

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Tagged:  3d, 9 Stars, adaptation, Alan Rickman, Alice in Wonderland, Anne Hathaway, Barbara Windsor, based on book, Crispin Glover, Helena Bonham Carter, JDIFF, Johnny Depp, Lewis Carroll, Linda Woolverton, Matt Lucas, Mia Wasikowska, Michael Sheen, Paul Whitehouse, RPG, sff, Stephen Fry, Tim Burton, Timpthy Spall

Becoming Jane

Dir: Julian Jarrold
Writ: Kevin Hood & Sarah Williams

Anne Hathaway – Jane Austen
James McAvoy – Tom Lefroy
Julie Walters – Mrs. Austen
James Cromwell – Rev Austen
Maggie Smith – Lady Gresham
Joe Anderson – Henry Austen
Laurence Fox – Mr. Wisley
Ian Richardson – Judge Langlois

There really isn’t all that much to this film, which is loosely based on the [...]

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Tagged:  6 Stars, Anne Hathaway, Becoming Jane, Britain - Regency, fictional bio, historical inaccuracies, Ian Richardson, James Cromwell, James McAvoy, Jane Austen, Joe Anderson, Julian Jarrold, Julie Walters, Kevin Hood, Laurence Fox, Maggie Smith, romance, Sarah Williams, unbalanced

The Devil Wears Prada

Dir: David Frankel
Writ: Aline Brosh McKenna, based on the book by Lauren Weisberger

Meryl Streep – Miranda Priestly
Anne Hathaway – Andy Sachs
Emily Blunt – Emily
Stanley TucciNigel

I’d heard some fairly decent things about this film, and the trailer made it seem like good fun, but all in all I wasn’t impressed. Very average is perhaps the best [...]

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Tagged:  5 Stars, Aline Brosh McKenna, Anne Hathaway, average, based on book, comedy, David Frankel, Emily Blunt, forgetable, Lauren Weisberger, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, The Devil Wears Prada, unfunny