There have been mixed reviews about the new Wonka movie starring Timothy Chalamet. With two previous Wonka movies the first thing I have to say is that absolutely nobody asked for this. When watching Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory no one in the history of ever has thought, well how did Wonka start making chocolate? So right off the bat this movie is entirely unnecessary. Now that I have seen it I can confirm that mixed is in fact the best way to describe this movie. When first seeing the trailer I knew that this movie was going to be really hit or miss and I was in fact correct.
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Elements of this movie were great, more of them however could have benefitted from another pass. A lot of the film felt underdeveloped or simply not very well thought out.
Overall the movie was…fine. Nothing more. I would give it a very generous 6/10. Chalamet is a good actor but I am begging everyone in Hollywood to never let him sing again. Please bring back casting (or at least hiring) actual singers to replace the voices of actors who were hired with no musical talent whatsoever. The movie that nobody asked for was in fact no more than mediocre.
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