This charmingly loopy, iconoclastic story about a crotchety ogre (voiced by Mike Myers), an upstart donkey (Eddie Murphy), a princess with a beauty secret (Cameron Diaz), and a contemptible nobleman with a Napoleonic complex (John Lithgow) isn't only a funny, sprightly fable for all ages about not judging a book by its cover; it's also a kind of palace coup, a shout of defiance, and a coming - of - age for DreamWorks, the upstart studio that shepherded the project with such skill and chutzpah. (ew.com)
Alyss Heart, heir to the Wonderland throne, was forced to flee through the Pool of Tears after a bloody palace coup staged by the murderous Redd. (bookbrowse.com)
Small wonder that the Cameronisation of the Conservative party sometimes seems more palace coup than cultural revolution. (theguardian.com)