Fri., Jul. 15, 2005 12:00 AM PDT
Book a preemptive appointment with the dentist right now, because after watching this remake, kids are gonna want to gobble up every sweet in sight. Parents--and most fans of the original--will also leave
Tim Burton's surreal take on the twisted chocolatier feeling more than satisfied. You know the original recipe: some poor, kindly kid (and four other spoiled, bad ones) wins a trip inside the wondrous candy-making factory of the elusive Willy Wonka.
As Wonka,
Johnny Depp channels every inch of oddity and strangeness to full effect for a sweet
and sour performance. He's uncomfortable and inappropriate around the kids, suffers from strange flashbacks (not in the original book or movie) and serves up sharp witticisms while appearing to be in a druggie daze at the same time. In an attempt to steal the show from the star, the Oompa-Loompas (a digitally cloned Deep Roy) serve up musical numbers that are nothing short of complete head trips. What a true cinematic delight.
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