Alice Kingsleigh (Mia Wasikowska) is the daughter of a wealthy man who tell her of a place called wonderland in bed time stories when she is a little girl. He eventually dies and her exploratory attitude has went away. Her life as a young adult has not become stagnant with her future being planned out for her by her mother. She finds herself at an exclusive party where the man who wants to marry her proposes to her, but she is distracted by a little rabbit in a coat. She runs off and follows it to the trunk of an old tree, where she falls into an unknown world. This of course is wonderland that her dad had explained to her when she was just a young lady. Here she comes across our favorite cast of characters such as the Chesire Cat, the White Rabbit, March Hare, Dormouse, and of course the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp). Alice and her cast of characters must band together to take down the Red Queen (Helena Carter) and help out the White Queen. Helena Carter is terrific as the queen with the oversized head that has had trouble fitting in her entire life. The supporting characters are terrific even though I feel a little short changed by some of the small roles that they had. Depp has put on one of his greatest performances in many years as the wacko Mad Hatter. Not since Sweeney Todd has Depp truly taken a roles and ran with it. Of course the magical world of wonderland could only be brought to life in this way by director Tim Burton. The visuals were gripping and dark. Almost a little too dark at times since there were many times that I wanted more color but did not get them. This is a minor issue with the film and the only major issue I do have is the final act. You truly fall our of love with the movie that climax's into your typical battle sequence that just doesn't quite fit right with the rest of the film. People also must remember that the newcomer Wasikowska is the lead character and not Depp. She is terrific and I thought her prortrayal of the older Alice was terrific. I really do not know the exact age that would be appropriate to see Alice in Wonderland so some parents may need to be aware. I had a great experience at the movies when I seen this so you should too and see Alice in Wonderland