A great re-make

Rating: 10/10 (15 October 2005)

I saw this movie in Johnstown, NY on the night before I left for camp. I wanted to see it, and boy, am I glad I did. It was sooooo much better than the original. Johnny Depp is one of my favorite actors, but he was slightly creepy as Willy Wonka. Which I think was intended. Freddie Highmore re-teams with Depp, after playing Peter in "Finding Neverland", and plays a wonderful Charlie Bucket. He has the strongest performance of the child actors. The only weak performance was Philip Wiegratz as Augustus Gloop, which I think was because he wasn't on for very long. My favorite character, like the original, was Violet Beauregarde (AnnaSophia Robb). They changed her a little bit for the new movie, but she still was quite enjoyable. Robb has done work in "Because of Winn-Dixie" which I have yet to see. I hope you enjoy this version of "Chocolate Factory", because I certainly did!