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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Director: Tim Burton
Movie review
From Time Out New York
Director Tim Burton's love for demented man-children and his sensitivity to dark humor should have made this update of Roald Dahl's malevolently jaunty children's book a match made in Skittles-hued heaven. So it's nearly impossible to fathom the grand act of sabotage that Johnny Depp has committed upon the source material as its reclusive chocolatier. The actor's mincing, high-pitched Wonka inadvertently turns Charlie into the unauthorized Michael Jackson story you never thought could ever play in mallsAuthor: JR
Time Out New York Website
Cast & crew
Director: Tim Burton
Producer: Brad Grey, Richard D Zanuck
Cast: Freddie Highmore, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, David Kelly, Christopher Lee, Missi Pyle, AnnaSophia Robb, Julia Winter, Deep Roy, James Fox, Noah Taylor full cast
Genre(s): Children's, Comedy
Duration: 115 mins
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