A soulless mess absolutely devoid of charm.

Rating: 3/10 (17 May 2014)

Dreary to look at and utterly devoid of the charm and warmth that made the 1971 film an enduring classic. Because of the iconic original we know what is coming in the storyline, but the delivery is so lacklustre that it ends up as unsatisfying.
The musical numbers are more annoying than entertaining, and none are memorable in the slightest. It would have served this film to drop the musicality altogether rather than serve up this slop.
Why are all the oompa loompa's identical clones of one creepy, ugly man?
Johnny Depp ... hmm. He looks like a dark-haired Sharon Stone and totally lacks the humour and warmth that Gene Wilder brought to the role. He is trying too hard to be 'kooky' and it is just annoying. The whole back-story of Wonka's dentist father was silly and unnecessary.
You can't really fault any of the actors, who do the best they can under bad direction. Such a shame.
Dreary, hollow and unsatisfying. See the 1971 film it is far superior!