Review of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) by Matthew M — 23 Jul 2013

My impression on this movie has been ambiguous since the first time I watched it. I absolutely love the scenes set outside the factory, especially the first 30 minutes or so which were focused on Charlie's family and the Golden Tickets that were being found around the world; those scenes were beautiful and exciting. Once they went to the factory and Johnny Depp's Willy Wonka appears the movie changed completely and all the factory scenes were not very appealing to me and one of the reasons is probably the fact that they were too colorful for my eyes and another reason might be the fact that I hated those damn oompa loompas.

The story's conclusion was excellently done and I really liked it, but the movie as a whole did not fulfill all my expectations. In general, I must say it was another solid work by Tim Burton but it lacked a bit of the magic his films usually have. By the way, I enjoyed very much Christopher Lee's small role as Wonka's father.