There are several creative elements of this re-interpretation that make this show well worth watching. Sadly, the titular character drags it down.
Alice is a 'modern woman', grim and humorless. Headstrong like a child, willful and ignorant and very difficult to connect with. Her demanding nature doesn't mesh well with the 'damsel in distress' role the movie keeps trying to force her to fill and as a romantic interest, she's like a lump of warm clay. Get used to seeing her face flip between over-acted fear and haughty incredulity - when it's not just plain blank.
If Alice had been cast a bit better, this could have been a smash hit. Instead, despite her, it just might be creative enough to still be a cult hit.
Alice is a 'modern woman', grim and humorless. Headstrong like a child, willful and ignorant and very difficult to connect with. Her demanding nature doesn't mesh well with the 'damsel in distress' role the movie keeps trying to force her to fill and as a romantic interest, she's like a lump of warm clay. Get used to seeing her face flip between over-acted fear and haughty incredulity - when it's not just plain blank.
If Alice had been cast a bit better, this could have been a smash hit. Instead, despite her, it just might be creative enough to still be a cult hit.