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Title: Mediocre, at best
Review: I have enjoyed most, if not all, of Johnny Depp's work in the past. Not this time. His interpretation of Willy Wonka is horrible. Depp's Wonka is annoying, whiney and just plain unlikable - Depp seemed to be going for that tired Jim Carrey goofball routine here - if I wanted to watch Jim Carrey do Willy Wonka I... wouldn't.Beyond Depp's lousy Wonka the movie does have some redeeming qualities - Charlie is a very likable character and sticks pretty close to the original. Violet and Augustus are also pretty good - although the latter's gluttony was pushed just a tad too much. The other children were quite forgettable. Some of the factory/oompa loompa scenes were quite good (the boat scene), while others were poor (finding the oompa loompas... why?).Overall, a movie I was very interested to see is one I will never watch again. 2 stars is probably generous.
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