Here's a pair of recents films I saw featuring ladies trying to save the day...
Alice in Wonderland: This was surprisingly already on Instant View for Netflix. Once again Tim Burton and Johnny Depp team up here, but the magic is nowhere to be found. Being a Disney film, Burton doesn't go twisted enough with the source material and the insanity that he does bring to the film just comes off as annoying rather than engaging. And for being a place a wonder, this environment that he creates is rather murky and bland. All in all, the visuals were disappointing, however, my story might be different had I seen this in 3D as it was intended. Nothing about this film was terrible, rather it just felt unnecessary. I don't think this latest incarnation of the classic Carroll novel added anything that we hadn't already seen before. Rating: ** 1/2
Salt: They really tried to make this film a female Bourne franchise, but they don't quite get there. While appreciate them not holding back on the action, most of the sequences and stunts seen in this film are utterly preposterous. Jolie's Evelyn Salt does things in this film that would kill burly men, let alone her petite frame. The film moves along at a good clip and has some interesting twists that are not completely transparent, which I appreciate. I was ready to give this a higher rating, but then the film had a horrendous ending. It reeked of the studio pushing for a ambiguous ending to leave things open for a sequel when this film didn't need it. As an interesting side note, on the Blu-Ray version, which is the one I saw, they offer two alternate endings and one of them was excellent. I really wish they would have gone with that one instead, but oh well. Rating: ***
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