Not what I had hoped for, but acceptable.

Rating: 7/10 (30 August 2005)

I had come to the theater hoping for a dark remake of the 1971 movie. Instead, I found a lighter version that barely touches upon the original movie, let alone the book. Burton's version of Wonka was pretty much a Michael Jackson/Howard Hughes carbon copy. In Wonka's flashbacks, the braces and headgear were slightly funny, seeing as I am about to get braces. However, some parts of the movie were quite questionable. In some quotes, there were discreet sexual references-"Little boy, don't push my button!" and "Don't touch that squirrel's nut! It'll make him crazy!" Also, some parts got pretty tiring when they were repeated, such as Wonka crashing into the Great Glass Elevator twice. In conclusion, this movie is okay, but Tim Burton can do better than this.