Alice

SyFy's reimagining of Alice in Wonderland makes me wonder if SciFy's writing team couldn't use a bit more therapy to work out their family issues. Like the Oz reimagining they did with Zoey Daschenel, Alice revolves around a young girl who is the key to saving a magical land and the key to her power lies in resolving a deep family rift. In Alice, she must overcome her distrust of men caused by the disappearence of her father.
This is a mild criticism. I prefer my sci-fi to be more social commentary than the modern mopy dysfunctional family stuff. I'm probably also older than the target audience who digs Twilight and sensitive emo-pires who lust after their own angst.
Alice does have some strengths. The story is well paced if a bit predictable. The CGI set work is lush. The acting is good. There are some gags that elicited a titter.
For what it is, a long SyFy movie, it is good. Unlike the attrocious Prisoner redo on AMC, it delivered what it promised: a few hours of escape.