Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Watch: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Unrated

7/15/20051h 55m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Prepare for a taste of adventure. ~

Overview:

A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.

Director:

Tim Burton

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$150,000,000.00

Revenue:

$475,000,000.00

Key words:

factory worker
london, england
based on novel or book
chocolate
candy
overweight child
parent child relationship
grandparent grandchild relationship
teacher
tragedy
dark fantasy
gothic romance
candy bar

Cast

Johnny Depp

~ as ~

Willy Wonka

Freddie Highmore

~ as ~

Charlie Bucket

David Kelly

~ as ~

Grandpa Joe

Helena Bonham Carter

~ as ~

Mrs. Bucket

Noah Taylor

~ as ~

Mr. Bucket

Missi Pyle

~ as ~

Mrs. Beauregarde

James Fox

~ as ~

Mr. Salt

Deep Roy

~ as ~

Oompa Loompa

Christopher Lee

~ as ~

Dr. Wonka

Adam Godley

~ as ~

Mr. Teavee

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Reviews (2)

Andre Gonzales
Written 2 year(s) ago
7
Not as good as the original but still good nonetheless. Johnny Depp is really the only reason this movie was good. I think any other actor that would have played that character would have made the movie suck.
CinemaSerf
Written 1 year(s) ago
6
Gene Wilder's interpretation of "Willy Wonka" was always going to be tough to top, and though he does try to inject some individuality to the role, Johnny Depp doesn't really compare so well. Freddie Highmore does deliver quite well though as the eponymous "Charlie" who finds the elusive golden ticket and travels with his mischievous "Grandpa Joe" (David Kelly) to the factory where all of the delicious sweets are made. It's maybe best from here on in to discard your views of the 1971 version and look at this is a completely different re-imagining of the Roald Dahl story. We've already been introduced to his rather odious co-winners who exemplify all that's ghastly about precocious children spoiled and over-indulged by parents who either don't care, won't care - or want to live their lives vicariously through the would-be successes of their brats. Julia Winter probably taks the cake as the truly obnoxious "Veruca Salt" but Jordan Fry's "Mike Teevee" isn't too far behind. With Depp putting his heart and soul into his character, we incorporate some of Danny Elfman's more entertaining music into a journey of self discovery and millions of calories. It's a quickly paced, lively, enterprise with Tim Burton bringing his technicolour imagination alive for almost two hours. The most engaging effort has to come from Deep Roy who just oozes cheeky charisma as the Oompa-Loompa (well, quite a few of them) who does all the heavy lifting while the guy in the purple velvet takes the credit. It's enjoyable enough, just lacking in that something special.