The Update Doesn't Do It for Me

Rating: 6/10 (26 January 2015)

I'm not giving this "ones" because I liked the first film much better, but it just fell short for me. Gene Wilder kept the Wonka edge going but Johnny Depp somehow took most of the humor out of the new version. I didn't see anything new, other than a lot of special effects (which one would expect) and the Oompa Loompas (whom I enjoyed). As is usually the case, there are efforts to update things with some of the music and some sight gags. But Depp just gets more and more weird, almost to the level of child abuse. Don't get me wrong, it's a great story, but I never was engaged. See it and make your own judgment. It certainly does have the Tim Burton touch which is always worth a shot.