Frankly- I was disappointed. It was, how you say, without ÈSugarÈ

Rating: 6/10 (21 July 2005)

After reading postings here, I grabbed my 5 and 7 year old to the Theater to catch this flick. But throughout the whole movie - I'm like - this is a weird movie. Don't get me wrong - I like weird movies and frequent the theaters a lot so have a wide spectrum of film under my belt. But this one must have been awkward for kids as well. As I was watching the faces of many children in the theater, they all had that perplexed/confused stare about them. I actually saw a few wince at some of the scary parts and sat motionless at the funny/nice parts. It just doesn't capture it. I can't put my finger on it - but I left the theater wondering what that was about. They spend a lot of time showing how awful the other children are and no time spelling out the lesson - just disposing of the character. Wondering really if any of them learned their lesson. Depp as Wonka was hard to swallow - he was just plain creepy and reminded me of what Jacko would be like in Neverland. Eep. I always respected the IMDb community, but you guys are too easy on this film. Must be the lack of good movies out there and we are showing our desperation. I'd pass on this film.