You Have Got To Be Kidding!

Rating: 4/10 (19 July 2005)

The kids were great! The scenery was wonderful. Johnny Depp?? Are you kidding? Depp's interpretation of Willie Wonka is off-kilter at best. This presentation of a psychologically unbalanced pitiful man that had lost his childhood left a real cynical taste in the mouth of the viewer. This man is no Pide Piper. It makes you wonder why any child would want to meet him and tour his factory.
Roy Deep was a super choice to portray the Oompa-Loompahs. His facial expressions conveyed more than any dialog could.
All in all, instead of being any kind of a feel-good movie, this one left a negative feeling.