<P> Throughout the course of the film, the Hatter pulls numerous items out of his hat, such as cake and smaller hats . His personality is that of a child, angry one second, happy the next . </P> <P> The Hatter and March Hare make a cameo appearance in a painting in the Tea Party Garden in the Kingdom Hearts video game and the Hatter is also a greetable character at the Disneyland Resort, Walt Disney World Resort, Tokyo Disney Resort, Disneyland Paris Resort and Hong Kong Disneyland . This version of the character was also a semi-regular on the Disney Afternoon series Bonkers and one of the guests in House of Mouse, where he even made a cameo appearance in one of the featured cartoon shorts . </P> <P> The Hatter appears in Tim Burton's 2010 version of Alice in Wonderland portrayed by Johnny Depp and given the name Tarrant Hightopp . In the film, the Hatter takes Alice toward the White Queen's castle and relates the terror of the Red Queen's reign while commenting that Alice is not the same as she once was . The Hatter subsequently helps Alice avoid capture by the Red Queen's guards by allowing himself to be seized instead . He is later saved from execution by the Cheshire Cat and calls for rebellion against the Red Queen . Near the end of the film, the Hatter unsuccessfully suggests to Alice that she could stay in Wonderland and consummate his feelings for her . </P> <P> Critical reception to Johnny Depp's portrayal of the Hatter was generally positive . David Edelstein of New York Magazine remarked that while the elements of the character suggested by Depp don't entirely come together, "Depp brings an infectious summer - stock zest to everything he does ." Bill Goodykoontz of The Arizona Republic said that "Depp is exactly what you'd expect, which is a good thing . Gap - toothed and leering, at times he looks like Madonna after sticking a fork in a toaster . How he finds his characters is anybody's guess, a sort of thrift - store warehouse of eccentricities, it seems like . But it works ." Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly had a more mixed opinion and commented that Depp as the Hatter is "a fantastic image, but once Depp opens his mouth, what comes out is a noisome Scottish brogue that makes everything he says sound more or less the same . The character offers no captivatingly skewed bat - house psychology . There isn't much to him, really--he's just a smiling Johnny one - note with a secret hip - hop dance move--and so we start to react to him the way that Alice does to everything else: by wondering when he's going to stop making nonsense ." Kenneth Turan of Los Angeles Times stated that "there's no denying Depp's gifts and abilities, but this performance feels both indulgent and something we've all seen before ." </P>

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