Review of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) by Marc Savlov for Austin Chronicle — 04 Dec 2015
Depp’s performance aside, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is pure magic, swimming as it is in a black-treacle riptide of astonishing Oompa Loompa production numbers, an eerie patina of CGI airbrushing (Wonka himself looks downright pasteurized), and some almost too-clever in-jokes, and at least two references to Kurt Neumann’s 1958 film "The Fly.
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This review of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) was written by Marc Savlov and published by Austin Chronicle on 04 Dec 2015.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has generally received positive reviews.
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