For starters, Freddie Highmore was a perfectly charming Charlie Buckett, and David Kelly was a robust and sweet Grandpa Joe.
The kids who won Wonka’s contest were upgraded versions of the terrible pre-teens in Gene Wilder’s version.
And I count myself as someone who liked what Depp and Burton did with the Wonka character, and especially the supporting elements, which are vital to the telling of the creepy and dark story.
And Deep Roy, I thought, was hysterical as every Oompa Loompa.