Out Now: Alice in Wonderland

Tim Burton's take on the children's classic, Alice in Wonderland does not disappoint.

Although seeing it in 3D is not quite as good as some other movies out just now and the plot is not as grown-up as originally portrayed it is still a good revamp of a story most of us only recall through Disney's earlier cartoon version.

If you did not like Disney's original cartoon film you will likely have reservations about this one. But rest assure they are ill-founded.

The story is simple enough for children to follow and the acting is good enough to keep the adults happy. Although the depth to characters is somewhat wanting.

Alice returns to Wonderland at the age of 19 and must confront the Red Queen who has taken over the land.

But Alice is convinced that she is only dreaming her experiences. She also believes her first adventures there when she was six years old was the stuff of dreams.

But it is not until the end of the film that it dawns on her that Wonderland is a real place. This is despite enough clues earlier on in the movie that would hit most other people like a brick. The audience will be forgiven for thinking that she is a little slow.