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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Reviews

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Movie Info

Genre :

Adventure, Fantasy

Release Date :

July 15, 2005

MPAA Rating :

PG

Director :

Tim Burton

Starring :

Freddie Highmore, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Sandra Darnell, Eileen Essel, James Fox, Jordan Fry, David Kelly, AnnaSophia Robb, Adam Godley

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Go! Watch this movie. You'll regret if not seeing it.    Readers  2 of 5 [Rate It]

3 of 5

“..this is something you've got to see..”
by Eric Lurio [Greenwich Village Gazette]
4 of 5

“..this incarnation of Charlie isn't quite all it's cracked up to be..”
by Eugene Novikov [Film Blather]
3.5 of 5

“..successful enough to linger in your memory, for the most part pleasantly...”
by Philip Wuntch [The Dallas Morning News]
“..seems to move just a beat behind Roald Dahl's beloved novel..”
by Scott Tobias [The Onion A.V. Club]
8 of 10

“..one that is sure to get more enjoyable with repeat viewings...”
by Edward Douglas [Comingsoon]
“..is the real deal..”
by Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter]
5 of 5

“..is the kind of densely packed comedy that keeps adults' attention even while amazing the young ones..”
by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]
3 of 4

“..is more faithful and substantive than Mel Stuart's foppish 1971 production..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
2 of 4

“..is akin to a disappointingly tame acid trip..”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
3.5 of 4

“..goes straight to the pleasure center..”
by Duane Dudek [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
2.5 of 4

“..ends as an overdone stomach ache..”
by Steven Snyder [Zertinet Movies]
3.5 of 4

“..certainly one of the better summer movies for families..”
by Jeff Vice [Deseret News, Salt Lake City]
5 of 5

“..a true cinematic delight...”
by [E! Online]
3 of 4

“..a triumph of production design, kicky musical numbers..”
by Barbara Vancheri [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
3 of 4

“..a marvelous confectionary delight..”
by Kit Bowen [Hollywood]
4 of 5

“..a great piece of entertainment..”
by Kerry Lengel [The Arizona Republic]
5 of 5

“..a delectably sustained flight of fancy..”
by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
4 of 5

“.."Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is actually a good movie..”
by Max Braden [The Trades]
4.5 of 5
Reviewed by Alexis Tuminello [The Cinema Source]
4 of 4
Reviewed by Michael Wilmington [Chicago Tribune]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Robert Denerstein [Denver Rocky Mountain News]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Lew Irwin [ShowBIZ Data]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Marc Savlov [Austin Chronicle]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press]
3 of 4
Reviewed by James Verniere [Boston Herald]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Stacy Layne Wilson [Fantastica Daily]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Christine James [Boxoffice Magazine]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Andrew Guy Jr. [Houston Chronicle]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Jonathan Rosenbaum [Chicago Reader]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Christopher Null [Filmcritic]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Daniel Neman [Richmond Times-Dispatch]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Jeff Farance [The Daytona Beach News-Journal]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Sara M. Fetters [MovieFreak]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Brett Michel [The Boston Phoenix]
Reviewed by Paul Myers [Georgia Straight]
Reviewed by Bob Strauss [L.A. Daily News]

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