Better than expected

Rating: 7/10 (11 January 2006)

I don't normally like Tim Burton movies because he tends to go over the top with too much fantastical crap. But this movie was surprisingly un-tacky, and like most good children's movies it worked on several levels. The only flaw were the singing and dancing scenes with the Oompa-Loompas, which got a bit boring after the third time. The set design was stylish and some parts of the films were quite sick to watch even for adults. The funniest moment most have been the close-up of the killer squirrel. Oh, and is it just me and my dirty mind, or was there a big fetish thing going on with the latex gloves, the shiny and brightly-coloured suits, the hairdressers' and dentists' chairs and what have you? Unbelievable how much sex Tim Burton has managed to conceal in a children's film. Tss. tss.