For once better than the original

Rating: 9/10 (4 December 2005)

OK I am not a Johnnt Depp fan, but he nailed Willie Wonka in this movie. I was pleasantly creeped out by his eccentric take on the role I loved Gene Wilder in. The fact that this movie stayed with the book was an added plus. The casting for the kids were too good to be true, and Deep Roy needs an award for the hardest working actor ever. I know the story inside and out and the movie continued to surprise me. The set was fantastic and the lack of million dollar special effects rated this movie even higher in my eyes. The only complaint that I have would be regarding some of the songs. I may be losing my hearing with advancing age, but there were times I couldn't understand a word. I have yet to vote a 10 for a movie but this one is close.