Polanski's Bomb
This film is supposed to be loosely based on 'Alice in Wonderland'. It doesn't matter: it's still a woefully unfunny, uninteresting and scattershot film. Director Roman Polanski, 37 years after it was made, might even agree.
Sydne Rome, as a whimpering version of Alice, is just another cookie-cutter cutie from central casting. This vacuous and pouty actress has absolutely no charisma and sorely lacks the acting strength to carry the film, which she is largely expected to do. Marcello Mastroianni, meanwhile, is really slumming in this movie. He embarrasses himself.
The film was billed as a comedy, or even a 'madcap' comedy, and it's nothing of the sort. It desperately digs for laughs. The only bright spot for me was the all-too-brief appearance of wild-eyed British actor Hugh Griffith. Now, if you're looking for an actor to carry a film, he's the one to do it. All in all, this film was a huge stinker.