Without a good recipe, ingredients alone do not always make a tasty treat. The performances, art direction, and most other ingredients in this confection are quite good. Unlike all previous Wonka films, this one is not based upon a Roald Dahl book, and this story does not quite feel like the best recipe for these ingredients. The initially unsuccessful Gene Wilder film showed that some things taste better after they have aged a bit. Perhaps this film will too.
With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers.
With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers.