Today’s movie is the 1971 family flick Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
The film about an eccentric and reclusive chocolatier who decides to allow a small group of people enter his factory, with the goal of finding a special child to 'inherit it all' is one of cinemas timeless classics. Now although it would be easy to just say “Yep, this is a great movie” and be
done with it, the movie is not without its flaws. The first
third is hit or miss in my opinion. For example, aside from Grandpa Joe the rest of
Charlie’s Family is forgettable and dull. Also, I would contend that
aside from ‘The Candy Man’ there isn’t a really good song until 'Pure Imagination' when they enter Wonka's factory and even after that, I've always found the various Oompa Loompa the songs to be a bit annoying.
That being said, Gene Wilder's performance as Wonka is absolutely amazing and, despite a slow start, once the movie does take you inside of the Wonka
Factory it is a wonderful ride from there until the end credits.
4.5 out of 5
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