Finding the man within the boy

Rating: 7/10 (15 July 2005)

This was a pretty fun movie that had little to nothing to say other than playtime is fun and don't grow up into a big, boring loser.
I liked it.
Johhny "Wonka" Depp was great as usual and Kate "Rose" Winslet is good as usual. The little kids were good. Dustin Hoffman is better here than in "Hook."
I don't think it should have been nominated for Best Picture, but it was probably a big old MIRAMAX junket-a-thon.
8 out of 10.
B+.