Alien at the Movies

It's "Alice in Wonderland" meets "Back to the Future" when all of your Lewis Carroll favorites return for another whimsically quirky Tim Burton adventure as the caterpillar-turned-blue-butterfly summons Alice (Mia Wasikowska) through a magical mirror instead of down the rabbit hole. In this origins story, Alice travels back in time to save her old friend the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp), is chased by a half human/half clock works character called Time (Sacha Baron Cohen), and uncovers the truth behind the Red & White Queens' sibling rivalry (Helena Bonham Carter & Anne Hathaway). If you liked the original 2010 Disney film, you'll probably love this delightfully dark & visually stimulating sequel which includes the comedic antics of Humpty Dumpty, the March Hare, the Dormouse, the Cheshire Cat, the White Rabbit, and Tweedledee & Tweedledum.

Alien gives it 3 "stolen chronosphere" stars out of 4.