A Disappointing Patricia Clarkson
In "Phoebe in Wonderland,"  Phoebe Lichten (Elle Fanning) suffers from OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) and can't control what she says.  She feels like an outcast at school, surrounded by peers who don't understand her condition and teachers who are annoyed by her constant disruption.  Her mother, Hillary (Felicity Huffman), an aspiring author, goes head to head with a psychiatrist and school principal more concerned with medicating Phoebe so she'll conform to appropriate classroom behavior than with seriously attending to her issues.<br /><br />A new drama teacher, Miss Dodger (Patricia Clarkson), is staging a production of "Alice In Wonderland" and, unlike other teachers, allows the kids to make suggestions, ask questions, and discover the theme of the play by themselves.  Inspired by this new teacher, Phoebe decides to audition for the role of Alice.<br /><br />This is a so-so film that never really engages the viewer completely.  This probably explains its limited theatrical run.  Fanning, four years younger than her famous sister Dakota, brings empathy to the role of Phoebe and displays a mature understanding of the character and her frustrations.  Huffman plays a woman trying to finish an analytical book while maintaining a household and dealing with the demands of her daughter's condition.  Her frustration seethes just below a veneer of civility until it boils over at the stonewalling of narrow-thinking professionals.  Hillary's dark hair distances the character from Huffman's famous "Desperate Housewives" TV role.<br />Clarkson - a wonderful actress -- looks like a zombie in most of her scenes, displaying little dramatic range.  She's capable of much better work.<br /><br />Clarkson's character, however, is interesting.  We've all encountered these "rebels" -- those who treat children as intelligent, thinking beings.  She sees in Phoebe a kindred spirit, and the bond that emerges seems real.  Jamie (Ian Colletti), another aspiring actor in the play, befriends Phoebe and brings his own costume to audition for the role of the Red Queen.<br /> Writer/director Daniel Barnz uses the theme of the misfit to tie the story together.  Aside from Miss Clarkson, performances are above average with young Elle Fanning anchoring the film.<br /><br />The DVD contains no bonus extras.
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