Rotten
It's nearly impossible to fathom the grand act of sabotage that Johnny Depp has committed upon the source material as its reclusive chocolatier.
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Prepare for a taste of adventure.
2005 · 1h 55m · PG
Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Directed by
Tim Burton
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 and cast
- Tim Burton Director
- Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka
- Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket
- AnnaSophia Robb as Violet Beauregarde
- Julia Winter as Veruca Salt
- David Kelly as Grandpa Joe
- Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Bucket
- Missi Pyle as Mrs. Beauregarde
- Noah Taylor as Mr. Bucket
- Jordan Fry as Mike Teavee
- Philip Wiegratz as Augustus Glupsch
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
83%
Tomatometer
Fresh
As the star who's framed in the center of nearly every shot he's in, Depp is a constantly surprising Willy Wonka.
Ken Tucker, New York Magazine/Vulture
Rotten
It's nearly impossible to fathom the grand act of sabotage that Johnny Depp has committed upon the source material as its reclusive chocolatier.
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out
Rotten
I wonder if even children will respond to the peculiarly humorless and charmless stylistic eccentricities of Mr. Burton and his star, Johnny Depp.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Rotten
You can't help feeling that a fantasist as accomplished as Burton can manage this kind of project with his eyes shut. The trouble is that, from film to film, his dreams are starting to look the same.
Anthony Lane, New Yorker
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