When I first heard about yet another version of Alice in Wonderland being released I couldn’t’ help but roll my eyes.

With so many adaptations of the successful storyline since it was first written so many years ago, my initial thoughts were that the new installment would be a letdown to all fans.

However, after actually giving it the time of day, I have changed my mind on what I think of the movie.

Directed by Tim Burton, the movie was always going to be in safe hands, I should have known that…

The movie itself comes with great casting, with Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter as The Red Queen, Anne Hathaway as The White Queen, Crispin Glover as The Knave of Hearts and Stephen Fry as The Cheshire Cat.

Mia Wasikowska plays the role of Alice, in a performance that should guarantee her large amounts of success in her acting future.

In case you are still not familiar with the tale of Alice in Wonderland, it begins with the 19 year-old attending a party shortly after the death of her father.

At the party, Alice finds a white rabbit, which is dressed in a waistcoat and pocket watch.

In a frightened state, she runs off and follows the White Rabbit through a maze.

Here, she tumbles down a hole and into the underworld where he had been to 10 years earlier.

Struggling to remember her past time there, she eventually leads the Wonderland community to victory over the evil Red Queen in a tale full of adventure and excitement.

Alice in Wonderland is playing now at selected cinemas around the nation.

7/10