brilliant!

Rating: 10/10 (15 July 2005)

This film is absolutely brilliant! Johnny Depp is amazing as Willy Wonka, and Tim Burton captured every emotion in this film. I didn't find it one bit cheesy, and although the television commercials portrayed it as slightly creepy, this was not the case. You really get to know Willy Wonka, to get inside his head. There are no loose ends, it was extremely well done. Even the oompah-loompahs were funny, but not frightening like they were in the Gene Wilder movie, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. I hate to compare this film to the Gene Wilder movie though, because this is not a remake of that film, this is a second try at dramatizing the novel. This film is much closer to the book though. Everything in this movie made perfect sense, you can really fall into this film, parts of it actually make you want to find your own golden ticket and tour the factory along with everyone else.