Be honest. When you found out that Johnny Depp was going to play the Mad Hatter, regardless of whether or not you’re a fantasy fan or not, you had two dominant strains of thought swish through your brain. One: “OF COURSE! WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF IT BEFORE?!” And TWO: “Well that figures (cue eye roll)”. All cynicism aside though, Depp, for all his eccentricities and oddness, remains modestly committed to his role and weaves the tea-sipping loon with a characteristic flair that is hard to hate. Unfortunately the same can’t really be said about Burton’s involvement.
