not a remake, but a re-interpretation

Rating: 10/10 (15 July 2005)

Depp is a superb actor whom more often than not chooses roles for their unique character and not for how well it will do at the box office. Willy Wonka is one of those roles. Undoubtedly, the movie will do very well in theaters as well. Depp brings a humorous and sometimes dark side to Wonka that the character was begging for. I would like to compare Wilder to Depp but their is no comparison. Both men have played this character in such a way that Wonka comes to life. They play them very differently but splendidly, all the same. This movie is not a remake of the original, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. It is another interpretation by a marvelous director, Tim Burton, of the book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. If you have not seen this movie, I must insist that you do so at once.