Brilliant

Rating: 8/10 (13 January 2006)

Tim Burton's new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is destined to go down in history as an instant family classic. It sticks really close to the book, with only one added subplot, and it's a good one.
Tim Burton's direction, as usual, is visually stunning. This movie is flashy and colourful, and a lot of fun to watch. All of the acting in the movie is really good, and Johnny Depp has really outdone himself with his eccentric portrayal of Willy Wonka. Freddie Highmore looks like he may be the next Hollywood golden child.
Everything in the movie is so well done, there's not much to complain about, except for the Oompa Loompa sequences. I thought the scenes where the Oompa Loompas were singing were too long and drawn out, and kind of goofy.
8/10.