A Sweet Tour

Rating: 10/10 (9 October 2005)

I've been anticipating this movie's arrival ever since April, and now, FINALLY, last night I was able to see it. It wasn't in the main theaters anymore, in fact, it was only showing at the cheap $2 per person theater. Nevertheless, I was extremely excited to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, one of the summer's greatest hits.
From the first few moments, my eyes were wide with disbelief. From the Bucket's crooked house to Willy Wonka's somewhat wacky hairdo, my jaw was on the ground. The plot, the cast, the scenery, all of it was magnificent.
First, the plot. I already knew the story of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory and the five golden tickets placed in five ordinary candy bars from watching the original movie as well as reading the book. This movie, unlike the older version of the film, was much more magical and a tad bit more believable. The inside of the factory was glorious, and Willy Wonka was just as crazy as he could be.
And speaking of Willy Wonka, it's time to move on to the cast. I would bet most of my money on the fact that Johnny Depp is going to get another Academy Award nomination for the third year in a row. He portrays Wonka to his brilliance, complete childish antics and expressions. Freddie Highmore as Charlie is just as good as Depp. I haven't seen him in Finding Neverland, but my dad and I intend to rent that movie just to see how both Depp and Highmore act in it. The children chosen to play the genuine brats that, well, in most of their cases (aka not Veruca) find the golden ticket, are gems of the screen as well. They play the characters to their nasty core and are the kids you love to hate. The members of the Bucket family are wonderful too, especially Grandpa Joe and the other grandparents.
The inside of the factory is perfectly magical, and because of this, the movie had its final touch of greatness.
Wonderful direction, brilliant cast, and much more make Charlie and the Chocolate Factory a tour through the factory that you cannot miss. It doesn't take a golden ticket to go see this film, so I recommend seeing it to anyone who hasn't already.