OK at best.

Rating: 4/10 (23 July 2005)

I really didn't enjoy this film. I am the kind of person who believes that if something was done well the first time, leave it alone. I was not all that impressed by Johnny Depp's performance, but then again, I don't think he is really all that great of an actor. He likes to hide behind very wacky characters and then say hes "acting". Its a choice, but...it's very obvious. Anyway, I thought he was annoying and couldn't really pick one path or another to take with the character. Was he a child? A genius? Was he just there to annoy us and make us not like him? I decided on that in the end. I actually found the film rather boring and although its obvious that Deep Roy is an extremely talented actor (kudos to him), all the Ompa Looma songs were, I'm sorry, but painful to watch. I actually thought some of the best performances actually came from the children (specifically Veruca and Charlie), and maybe Helena Bonham Carter (who was only in it for a few minutes). All in all, I wasn't impressed. If I had to do it again I would wait for the DVD.