Johnny Depp

Rating: 8/10 (26 November 2005)

Having seen the original movie with Gene Wilder, who was by far the better Willy Wonka, it was going to be a hard act to follow, but Johnny Depp made an excellent attempt at playing Mr. Wonka.
At first, Johnny Depp seemed a bit too Gothic to play Willy, but nevertheless he did it, in complete contrast to the more colourful and crazy Gene Wilder.
On watching the movie unfold, the Oompa Loompas appeared, and seemed to be the same chap multiplied, funny, but not the Oompa Loompas I was expecting to see.
I have to admit that I missed the 'little green men' that we had in the original movie, preferring to see green hair and orange faces, but the special effects were very good, and should be considering the advances since 1971. The array of sweets and other chocolates seemed as edible as ever.
I was happy and entertained to watch the entire movie, but the original will always be the best.