Everything in this room is *eat*able. Even I'm *eat*able. But that is called cannibalism, my dear children, and is in fact frowned upon in most societies.

Rating: 9/10 (18 October 2005)

When I first heard about this project I thought Burton went nuts. I just couldn't see him do Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for some reason. But boy, I was wrong. This is an extremely entertaining film and one of the best of 2005! Johnny Depp gives an excellent eccentric performance as the strange Willy Wonka. Freddy Highmore is very good as Charlie Bucket and I expect him to have a beautiful movie career. All the other actors are great too. The characters violet Beaugard, Mike Teevee and (especially) Augustus Gloop are spot on. But the biggest show stealer of this film has to Deep Roy who deserves a lot of respect for playing ALL the Oompa Loopa's. The music is truly fabulous and the Oompa Loompa songs are so much fun (It really sounds like some kind of tribe music). This is one of Danny Elfman's finest scores. And that says a lot. Production design is truly magnificent. Bright colours and unique visuals everywhere. Eye candy - literally.
Tim Burton proves he is one of Hollywood's most talented filmmakers. You will walk out with a ear to ear smile on your face.