Wonderful.

Rating: 9/10 (24 July 2005)

I am not a huge fan of Depp, but when I saw that Freddie Highmore was in it, I decided it might as well be worth a try. Highmore performed magnificently in this film, as I knew he would due to his performance in "Finding Neverland." I thought that there was no way that Depp could beat Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka, but boy did he come close. The one disappointment I had was the oompa loompas. Deep Roy is creepy, and the oompa loompas look nothing like the original! The music they sung was awful compared to the first movie. The surreal make up and sets were like a dream. I loved the airbrush look of Willy Wonka and a few of the children. This movie has almost exceeded its successor.