This was the worst version of a classic I have seen (even worse than The Cat in the Hat)!

Rating: 1/10 (3 October 2006)

I love virtually everything that Tim Burton does - in fact my favourite film is Nightmare before Xmas.. But this is abysmal.. I loved the original, however wasn't bothered that this tried to be something different.. It just tried way too hard to be different and avoided the charm of the Gene Wilder version. I like Johnny Depp, but this was a miscast (as was everybody in this awful film).. I am also annoyed that Helena Bonnam Carter gets roles in all his films as she's awful!!! Come on, if the only way you can get a role is to sleep and then marry the director there has to be an issue!! I would buy the original and leave this to the £1.99 bargain bin in Walmart... Come on Tim Burton pick up your game, and stop putting that awful Bonham Carter in your films, or teach her how to act!!!