Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory (2005)

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Willy Wonka	Johnny Depp
Charlie Bucket	Freddie Highmore
Grandpa Joe	David Kelly
Mrs. Bucket	Helena Bonham Carter	½
Mr. Bucket	Noah Taylor
Mrs. Beauregarde	Missi Pyle
Mr. Salt	James Fox
Dr. Wonka	Christopher Lee
Oompa Loompa	Deep Roy
Violet Beauregarde	Annasophia Robb
Veronica Salt	Julia Winter
Mike Teavee	Jordan Fry
Augustus Gloop	Philip Wiegratz

Review

The adorable and very talented Freddie Highmore and the enjoyably peculiar Johnny Depp give this Tim Burton rendition of the classic Roald Dahl novel a very sound foundation from which to spin its fun if somewhat predictable and repetitive story. The film looks magnificent and thrives on Burton's appropriate direction, but the story and morals still come off a little stiff. On the other hand, Burton makes his film effective for adults as well as children through some daring politically incorrect turns (at last from the POV of American cinema), and also provides a very moving father/son-element between Depp and the impressive Christopher Lee. This is far from the first, and probably not the last, Burton/Depp collaboration. An amusing film which has got something for everyone.