At The Movies: w/c 5 March 2010

Opening this weekend in cinemas across the UK, we have: a mad hatter, a social worker, a honey trap, a street artist, an archangel, and a mermaid...

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

Fantasy adventure. 19-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.

Director: Tim Burton Starring/Voices: Mia Wasikowaska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover, Matt Lucas, Stephen Fry (voice), Michael Sheen (voice), Alan Rickman (voice), Paul Whitehouse (voice) & Barbara Windsor (voice)

Tomatometer: 54% (FRESH; based on 138 reviews) "Tim Burton's Alice sacrifices the book's minimal narrative coherence -- and much of its heart -- but it's an undeniable visual treat."

CASE 39

Horror thriller. A social worker fights to save a girl from her abusive parents, only to discover that the situation is more dangerous than she ever expected.

Director: Christian Alvart Starring: Renée Zellweger, Ian McShane, Kerry O'Malley, Jodelle Ferland, Callum Keith Rennie, Bradley Cooper, Adrian Lester, Georgia Craig & Cynthia Stevenson

Tomatometer: 19% (ROTTEN; based on 16 reviews)

CHLOE

Thriller. A doctor hires an escort to seduce her husband, whom she suspects of cheating, though unforeseen events put the family in danger.

Director: Atom Egoyan Starring: Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore & Amanda Seyfried

Tomatometer: 52% (FRESH; based on 21 reviews)

EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP

Documentary. The story of how an eccentric French shop keeper and amateur film maker attempted to locate and befriend street graffiti artist Banksy...

Tomatometer: 100% (FRESH; based on 7 reviews)

LEGION

Fantasy horror action. A diner becomes the unlikely battleground for the survival of the human race, when God loses faith in humankind and orders an apocalypse that one of his angels plans to resist...

Director: Scott Stewart Starring: Paul Bettany, Dennis Quaid, Tyrese Gibson, Charles S. Dutton, Kevin Durand, Lucas Black & Adrianne Palicki

Tomatometer: 20% (ROTTEN; based on 82 reviews) "Despite a solid cast and intermittent thrills, Legion suffers from a curiously languid pace, confused plot, and an excess of dialogue."

ONDINE

Fantasy drama. The story of an Irish fisherman who discovers a woman in his fishing net who he believes to be a mermaid.

Director: Neil Jordan Starring: Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda, Dervla Kirwan, Tony Curran & Stephen Rea

Tomatometer: 33% (ROTTEN; based on 6 reviews)