Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005, Kids and family/Fantasy, 1h 55m
230 Reviews 250,000+ RatingsWhat to know
Closer to the source material than 1971's Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is for people who like their Chocolate visually appealing and dark. Read critic reviews
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Willy Wonka
Charlie Bucket
Grampa Joe
Mrs. Bucket
Mr. Bucket
Mrs. Beauregarde
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Critic Reviews for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
All Critics (230) | Top Critics (55) | Fresh (190) | Rotten (40)
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If anything cramps Depp, and the film's sense of fun, it is the weight that is placed on reconciliation between Wonka and his father.
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As the star who's framed in the center of nearly every shot he's in, Depp is a constantly surprising Willy Wonka.
May 12, 2006 -
Finally a worthy, excellent remake.
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Witty, wonderful and wildly imaginative, Burton's first proper 'family movie' since Pee-Wee's Big Adventure delivers a sugar rush that'll last for days.
December 6, 2005 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
In its combination of fidelity to its source and wacky visual ideas, Burton's take is a triumph of common sense and imagination -- exactly the qualities for which we admire children.
December 6, 2005 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
I wonder if even children will respond to the peculiarly humorless and charmless stylistic eccentricities of Mr. Burton and his star, Johnny Depp.
July 28, 2005
Audience Reviews for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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Sep 03, 2016I respect the fact that Burton was trying to make something much closer to Dahl's novel than the 70s adaptation but he gets lost in the visuals and Depp's misguided weirdness. Also, the attempt to give Wonka a backstory (especially one as lame as this) was a critical error.Alec B Super Reviewer
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Apr 02, 2014Tim Burton's version of Roald Dahl's classic work is pretty a copy of the 1971 film starring Gene Wilder, and it just doesn't deliver. In fact, I found this to be among the worst of Tim Burton's films. In the lead role of Willy Wonka is Johnny Depp, who is always great in very off the wall eccentric characters, but here he is out of place, and just doesn't cut. I found this be a dull, boring film, one that tried too hard at putting new life into a classic story. The end result is a train wreck of a film, one that just doesn't offer anything new or exciting. I guess you can say that this is a remake, and in that regards, it's a horrible one, and it joining countless other movies that have been butchered by remakes. Burton has made some great films, but Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ranks among his worst with Planet of the Apes. I thought that this film relied more on visuals and effects to try and entertain, while the original grabbed your attention with memorable performances, well executed storytelling and charm. This tries too hard at delivering an entertaining ride by cramming way too much into the film, and overdoing everything. The finished film just doesn't deliver anything memorable and it ends up being a waste of time. Don't expect anything good with this film. Stick with the 1971 film, it is a far superior picture and it has a much better cast and it doesn't overdo anything like this one did. This one just has nothing to really grab your attention. Tim Burton is talented, but he just doesn't pull off anything fun, entertaining and ultimately memorable with his version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.Alex r Super Reviewer
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Jul 24, 2013An atrocity beyond imagination is what awaits anyone who watches Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. In the hands of Tim Burton this beloved children's tale becomes a demented, psychopathic maze of sh**. The one highlight of the film is Danny Elfman's music, but it doesn't compare to the classic songs of the original. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a soulless family comedy that's bereft of joy and wonder.Dann M Super Reviewer
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Oct 27, 2012The visions of Dahl and Burton perfectly complement each other (please see Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr Fox as a point of direct contrast here) and the film is therefore faithful to the book in a modern transposition (for instance the updating of Violet Beauregarde and Mike Teevee are prefect, and fully faithful to Dahl's characters). It is acerbic, funny, unsettling, with a good fondant centre, immeasurably superior to the Gene Wilde version I grew up with. However, the British accents referring to 'candy' grates massively: please choose one or the other.Louis R Super Reviewer
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Quotes
| Willy Wonka: | You can't run a chocolate factory with a family hanging over you like an old, dead goose. No offense. |
| Grandpa George: | None taken. ...Jerk. |
| Dr. Wonka: | Everything in this room is eatable, even I am eatable! But that is called cannibalism and is in fact frowned upon in most societies. Yeah, Enjoy! |
| Mrs. Beauregarde: | How is she supposed to compete? |
| Veruca Salt: | You could put her in a county fair. |
| Mrs. Beauregarde: | Violet! You're turning... violet! |
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