Despite what I thought about Johnny Depp in a wig, that was actually a cool movie!

Rating: 8/10 (1 September 2005)

Cute movie. I have to admit, I thought as I was entering the theater that I was in for another kiddie-movie let-down. But, I actually laughed out loud several times. And, wasn't that Christopher Lee, playing Dr. Wonka? Good gravy, he's in EVERYTHING!! I loved how the movie gave Willy Wonka a back story. How ironic is it that the son of a dentist is the biggest candy-maker worldwide? That was a good performance on the part of the kid playing Charlie--(a.k.a. Peter from Finding Neverland, another Depp flick!) No, it's probably not the best film I ever saw, but it was definitely something I enjoyed and would recommend!! And no, though Johnny Depp does not look like the sexy, rugged Captain Jack Sparrow that all the girls swoon over, this was a wicked awesome character. Go see it!!