Review of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) by Raphael M — 22 Jul 2014

I never liked the original at all and people always have an immediate reaction that a remake must be worse than the original. "How dare they remake a classic!" The "classic" was not good to me even though Gene Wilder was great in it but Johnny Depp is a better Willy Wonka. As always, Depp portrays an eccentric character with mysterious values and knocks it out of the park most of the time. He is initially unrecognizable with is bob-like chocolate hair and his high pitched voice and pale skin. He is a risky actor and he delves deep into the style of his characters, in fact, pretty much any role he gets. This isn't Burton's best, but he adds his usual touch of dark quirkiness and creativity.

The film is much closer to the book than the original, so why people dislike this film, I have no idea.