Dreadfully Dull

Rating: 6/10 (25 July 2005)

Sorry Johnny but that was awful....Boring, shallow and Depp's Wonka was very, very weird to coin a phrase.
From the burning dolls at the start of the tour right through to the strange inability to say 'parents' this film has lost all the charm, wit and guile of Dahl's book.
The Oompa Loompa's did not work at all, the songs were dreadful and as others have said very hard to understand lyrically. The boat ride was poor and could have been done much better - even the special effects over 30 years ago did a better job. Should have cut out the Wonka family moments and spent more time developing the characters in my opinion. I know the '71 Wilder Willy Wonka was not true to the book, however, at least he had 'character' unlike Depp's two dimensional portrayal.
Please save your dosh, buy the book and the '71 version instead.