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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) Rank 2 Reviews
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Movierapture (Keith Allen)
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Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
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Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Reel.com (Tim Knight)
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The New Yorker (Anthony Lane)
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
"Plays to a child's imagination and curiosity." ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
In Film Australia
Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
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New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
Chocolate Factory is almost always funny and entertaining. It's just a shame that such talent has gone into a product that's so redundant. ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)
Ignore the gaffes, and this retelling sparkles. ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)
TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)
Neo-Gothic fantasist Tim Burton and writer John August play it strictly by the book for this darker but far more faithful adaptation of Roald Dahl's cautionary 1964 young-adult novel. ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)
Netflix (James Rocchi)
Tim Burton's pretty-good interpretation of the classic kid flick can't match the original ... but what could? ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at Netflix (James Rocchi)
Boxoffice Magazine (Christine James)
There's not much new behind the gates of the Wonka Factory for viewers who have the trippy Gene Wilder take seared into their memories. ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Christine James)
Moose Hole (Joseph Kastner)
Tim Burton’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is not so much a failure, far be it from that to be sure, as it is a disappointment ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at Moose Hole (Joseph Kastner)
Movies for the Masses (Joseph Proimakis)
filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
full of spirit, but it's all empty calories ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Cinenganos (Luis Martinez)
Dahl/Burton: El dulce-amargo chocolate de dos entes de oscura naturaleza artítsica. ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at Cinenganos (Luis Martinez)
Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
The ingenuity and audacity of it are thrilling at first, but it turns into a whipped cream that doesn't get better with too much churning. ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Stumblebum Studios (Dana Place)
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Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Voir.ca
Dès la première scène où il apparaît avec sa redingote de velours mauve, son haut-de-forme et ses grosses lunettes bulbeuses, le Willy Wonka de Johnny Depp s'impose comme un nouveau triomphe d'excentricité et de douce folie de la part de l'acteur. ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at Voir.ca
Ciné-club de Caen (Jean-Luc Lacuve)
Boxoffice Magazine
Pop Entertainment.com
Slant Magazine
Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Except for the Chocolate factory and Willie Wonka, this is an excellent film. Unfortunately, those two comprise half the film.
That said, there are a few enjoyable factory scenes deserving praise. The squirrel/nut-sorting scene is absolutely adorable. ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)
It's too heavy. It's too bitter. And it's definitely got too many nuts. ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)
TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Good enough to stand on its own, but the film doesn't even begin to hold a candle next to 1971's version. ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
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Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
Ignoring for a second that there was no need to remake 1971's "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory", the notion of director Tim Burton bringing his unique imagination to the Roald Dahl story is intriguing. And for a while, Mr. Burton's " Charlie and the ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
It's appropriate that Burton and Depp would reunite to resurrect Willy Wonka, who also found wealth and power by embracing rather than denying his eccentricity. ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
Sacramento Bee (Rachel Leibrock)
Little more than empty calories in pretty packaging. ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at Sacramento Bee (Rachel Leibrock)
Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
It's Depp's misfire that keeps the picture from becoming a genuinely sweet pleasure: As it stands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is the equivalent of NutriSweet. ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) is a children's classic. It was based on Roald Dahl's children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964). Roald Dahl is a writer who gained a considerable fame with children's stories, which ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)
Fair or not when a beloved classic gets remade it is inevitably going to be compared to the original. In that regard Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is no Willy Wonka. ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)
Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Tim Burton’s new version may win its fans but it will fall well short of winning the hearts of those who fondly remember the whimsical 1971 film with Gene Wilder. ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
EDGE Boston (David Foucher)
Looks like the sweetest truffle… goes down like a sourball. ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at EDGE Boston (David Foucher)
Kansas City Star (David Frese)
Premiere Magazine (Aaron Hillis)
Begins with a bubble-gum bang, but leaves viewers gobstopped in the detached, thinly plotted half-pleasures of watching CGI mechanisms implode in a rainbow of fruit flavors. ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at Premiere Magazine (Aaron Hillis)
Doncinema.com (Flavio J. Arosemena)
El problema de Charlie and the Chocolate Factory no se encuentra en su dirección, ni en sus actores, sino en las decisiones tomadas respecto de la historia, en su guión. ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at Doncinema.com (Flavio J. Arosemena)
Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)
Movielovers, even those particularly enamored of Burton's unique vision, must choke down a wildly uneven script. ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (Randy Shulman)
You don't walk out...feeling as though you've just been treated to a glorious special event. You walk out wondering into which pocket you put your car keys. ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (Randy Shulman)
Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Burton's gifts ensure you won't be able to take your eyes off the screen, but that doesn't necessarily mean you'll be happy with what you're seeing. ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Projectionist (Sean Caszatt)
d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)
It is a shocking surprise that Tim Burton fails to imaginatively remake Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Of all the films in which to temper, or at least tone down, the director’s vivid sense of fantastical production design, an updated ...read the complete Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review at d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)
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