20 Worst Movies Of 2016 (So Far)

Even without the unwanted bad publicity that came with Johnny Depp's split from Amber Heard, Alice Through The Looking Glass was doomed thanks to the improbable success of its predecessor. Having made a cool billion for Disney, Wonderland made a sequel inevitable, but it should have been used as a lesson for improvement rather than a model for repetition.

The problem with the first Alice movie was that it was sold on a great idea (Tim Burton adapting material that seemed perfect for it), but failed to satisfy in a way that really inspired attraction to a sequel. So the billion haul was a false positive (as indicated by the poor critical reception) and Disney should have addressed the issues at the point.

They should have realised the over-abundance of CGI was hollow or that the agenda for total immersion ended up feeling like some sort of visual torture rather than dialling both up. Inevitably, the result is an ordeal - an endurance test with nothing like the right level of reward, and pretty much all of the characters feel like annoying visitors when you've got a terrible, terrible hangover.