I confess I was very skeptical of this film when I first heard of it. My childhood included the original books, the first written on the year I was born. The 1971 Gene Wilder classic film is also as important to me as "The Wizard of Oz" and no remake will ever compare. I am glad they avoided that mistake twice. Wonka is full of charm and wit that will make if a fun family film for many generations to enjoy and I applaud that effort. Even too much music for my taste worked most of the time. On the other hand this is not a story I think Roald Dahl would have written as a prequel. His original themes were Dark, and I don't mean people signing silly unreadable contracts into slavery for a room dark. He understood the cruelty in this world but also the hope.
I smell another film at the ending and lets hope Wonka is not always as delightful next time.
I smell another film at the ending and lets hope Wonka is not always as delightful next time.
