Review of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) by Anthony Lane for New Yorker — 17 Jul 2005
Dahl’s story was never intended to be anything other than a sticky-fingered feast, whereas the movie flits through pedophobic creepiness and ends up as a slightly costive parable of family values.
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This review of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) was written by Anthony Lane and published by New Yorker on 17 Jul 2005.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has generally received positive reviews.
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