Good review, but I completely disagree. This Willy Wonka (Timothee Chalamet) is a naive boob with no story arc. I think it is a problem that there’s nothing to hint at the world weary, just short of being a misanthrope man he’ll become. We learn nothing of how or why he makes not just chocolate, but super, magical chocolate and candy or who gave him that miniature candy making kit? The dead Mom (Sally Hawkins) thing is done to death here. It would have been far more interesting to lean into the origins of the Oompa Loompas, as Hugh Grant's cameo as one of the beloved miniature orange and green guys, is the only thing I connected to, despite not liking his backstory either. But I too was happy they incorporated "Pure Imagination" into the movie, that is a timeless, beauty of a song.
Good review, but I completely disagree. This Willy Wonka (Timothee Chalamet) is a naive boob with no story arc. I think it is a problem that there’s nothing to hint at the world weary, just short of being a misanthrope man he’ll become. We learn nothing of how or why he makes not just chocolate, but super, magical chocolate and candy or who gave him that miniature candy making kit? The dead Mom (Sally Hawkins) thing is done to death here. It would have been far more interesting to lean into the origins of the Oompa Loompas, as Hugh Grant's cameo as one of the beloved miniature orange and green guys, is the only thing I connected to, despite not liking his backstory either. But I too was happy they incorporated "Pure Imagination" into the movie, that is a timeless, beauty of a song.