A young Willy Wonka embarks on a mission to spread joy through his chocolate, which quickly becomes a phenomenon.
- Released: 2023-03-16
- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
- Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Colman, Rowan Atkinson, Sally Hawkins, Natasha Rothwell, Tom Davis, Simon Farnaby, Rich Fulcher, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Paterson Joseph, Calah Lane, Matt Lucas, Colin O'Brien, Rakhee Thakrar, Ellie White, Mathew Baynton, Jim Carter
- Director: Paul King
Comments
- brahnahmichelle - 23 June 2024
Underwhelming.
For a musical, the songs all mesh together and sound the same. There's not a one that I would call memorable aside from the remake of the original song played, and yet I prefer the original version.
If you are hoping for a movie focused on Wonka's history, this is not it. The jokes throughout the movie lacked in humor. The plot was not worth following.
The idea of the movie had so much potential! And yet the movie deveates it's focus from Wonka onto another for most of the film which I find odd considering its title.
Choreography and costumes are worthy of mentioning, but with poor writing both in song and story, this movie didn't do it for me. - tuliocf - 27 May 2024
Wonderful Wonka
It exceeds expectations and is good for the whole family. We really enjoyed it.
It's delightful, funny and may make you feel hungry. Put your hand into your pocke-let Get yourself some Wonka chocolate!
It's definitely better than the 2005 remake.
Timothee Chalamet was great as a young Wonka with a hatful of dreams.
The songs and soundtrack is great too "Singing this song will improve your moodle"
It's pure escapism & pure imagination with lots of surprises along the way "For a moment Life doesn't seem quite so bad"
Thank you for reading this review, I hope it helps. Have a wonderful day 🙂 - TxMike - 5 May 2024
The origin story for Willy Wonka and his chocolate factory.
In other Willy Wonka movies, like the 2005 "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" starring Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka, the chocolate factory is there, up and running. But how did it all come about?
In this movie Timothée Chalamet is Willy Wonka with great dreams of making the best chocolate in the world. The movie starts with him just finishing a 7-year sailing voyage to the seven continents, collecting ingredients so that he could become the best chocolatier in the world.
He encounters many obstacles. Because of his generosity and naivete, soon after he arrives in London he is broke, he needs a place to stay, and falls prey to the worst boarding house in the world, Mrs. Scrubitt's. So most of the first half of the movie is Willy and an assortment of characters basically imprisoned there.
Then things pick up in the second half and we see how Willy negotiates difficulties to eventually get the best of the dishonest band of wealthy men.
The movie is done in musical theater style, with many songs and most of them sung by Chalamet. He has a very pleasant singing voice, if a bit thin sounding with shallow vibrato that seems more of an afterthought. But it is effective enough for this type of production.
My favorite character is Hugh Grant as the tiny orange man with bright green hair. He even sings passably.
My wife and I watched it at home on DVD from our public library, after our usual Saturday evening steak and Bordeaux dinner, a 2019 Chateau Ormes de Pez. And of course chocolate cake for dessert.
