Terry Gilliam's latest vision, Alice in horrorland: Little Jeliza Rose has to prepare the fix for his junky of a father (yes, it's great to watch Jeff Bridges in a Dude's like role...) and to wax the legs of her fat, 1-cigarette-a-minute, depressive mother. Well until her mother fortunately dies that is and she tumbles down and down the rabbit hole. Lots of dead people and animals, dolls'heads, a nasty woman with a lobotomized son are what await Jeliza Rose on her way to sanity... Very beautiful and poetic, you almost get hypnotized by the movie; it's a very good Gilliam. And the little girl (Jodelle Ferland) plays Jeliza Rose and her four little dolls'heads with such force... she's very impressive.
I can understand why some would not love this movie since it shows some very (VERY) disturbing things, but from the girl's point of view, it's not that important that it's part of her material life, which seems so disconnected from her imaginary one.
If you want to see a good movie, go and watch Tideland.
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