Not what I expected, but not too bad

Rating: 6/10 (23 July 2005)

I've seen the movie together with a friend of mine and together we make a short comment about the movie. The acting was (especcially Depp) quite poor. There was very little chemistry between Depp and the children. He didn't clearly say that the children had to touching the dangerous things which caused falling out children. Gene Wilder was MUCH better. I think Micheal Jackson was EVEN more natural than Depp in the story. Willy was even paler than Uncle Fester.
What we DID like about the movie was the flashbacks to the childhood of Wonka. That gives a reason why he started the factory. The history of the factory was also mentioned and that was really meaningful.
The family of Charlie has get a bigger role in this movie. What gives the picture more depth.
The most disappointing thing was the absence of the sin (floating liquid) of Charly and his granddad and also the element of the fake spy which Wonka used to test the children of their honesty.
Our final conclusion is that the movie has some meaningful extra's in comparison to the Wilder-flick and also some big disappointments also in story-elements and acting. Overall an entertaining film with some great special effects (but the last was not always very original).