The critic consesnsus is: Tim Burton's Alice sacrifices the book's minimal narrative coherence -- and much of its heart -- but it's an undeniable visual treat.. What reviews supported this critic consensus?
1. Could have been called Alice in Blunderland, Burton's latest is inferior to the childish Disney feature in nearly every way.
2. A fun film with awesome visual design. I think that over time detractors will mellow and Burton's Alice will become a classic. Bandersnatches and Futterwackens not withstanding.
3. Even though Burton is unable to channel much suspense or awe, the film is a sumptuous visual delight. It all adds up to a mildly enjoyable adventure, sadly lacking in ambition.
4. A bland adventure fantasy, Alice in Wonderland may be pretty to look at, yet offers nothing more than Tim Burton's now generic and uninspired brand of filmmaking.
5. The imposition of a fairytale quest structure turns the surrealist wanderings (and wonderings) of a free-associating dreamer into a brusque crash-zoom, as Alice hurtles towards her appointment on the good-versus-evil battlefield.
6. The Alice books gained fame for being totally unconventional, and you decide to make a totally conventional movie out of them?
7. ...an endeavor that's big on spectacle yet small on plot...
8. More Disney than Tim Burton.
9. Despite stunning visuals and fine performances Alice in Wonderland never really goes anywhere. Or rather it goes somewhere we've all been before.
10. An endless series of tedious set pieces, flat characterization, lethargic visual effects, a waste of raw talent...