I thought it was really good but also confusing.. I think I’ll watch it again some day, to better understand it. I remember not liking the Alice in Wonderland story as a child, it was just too chaotic and confusing. I felt a bit the same about this movie, it was so complicated but in a different way.. cos I actually liked it very much!

I was very moved by this movie. It deals with being different. In particular with Phoebe being different. She can’t control what she says or does, except when she gets very focused on something, like starring in an Alice in Wonderland play at her school. I think what the movie does very well is not only show how confusing this is to Phoebe but also to her family, in particular her mother (which is a brilliant role by Felicity Huffman).

Phoebe at some point says something along the lines: ‘Shouldn’t I have hope?’ I thought this was very moving. It must be so confusing for children to feel so hopeless, because they feel they can’t control themselves and no adult seems capable to help them. Watching this movie made me understand these things a little better, on an emotional level.

Kudos for Danial Barnz for weaving a complicated storyline with strong characters into a beautiful film.