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- 11:53 AM, Apr 20
this is something you've got to seeby Eric Lurio [Greenwich Village Gazette ]
this incarnation of Charlie isn't quite all it's cracked up to beby Eugene Novikov [Film Blather ]
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 novelby Scott Tobias [The Onion A.V. Club ]
one that is sure to get more enjoyable with repeat viewings.by Edward Douglas [Comingsoon ]
is the real dealby Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter ]
is the kind of densely packed comedy that keeps adults' attention even while amazing the young onesby Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall ]
is more faithful and substantive than Mel Stuart's foppish 1971 productionby James Berardinelli [ReelViews ]
is akin to a disappointingly tame acid tripby Nick Schager [Slant Magazine ]
goes straight to the pleasure centerby Duane Dudek [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel ]
ends as an overdone stomach acheby Steven Snyder [Zertinet Movies ]
certainly one of the better summer movies for familiesby Jeff Vice [Deseret News, Salt Lake City ]
a true cinematic delight.by [E! Online ]
a triumph of production design, kicky musical numbersby Barbara Vancheri [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ]
a marvelous confectionary delightby Kit Bowen [Hollywood ]
a great piece of entertainmentby Kerry Lengel [The Arizona Republic ]
a delectably sustained flight of fancyby Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly ]
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is actually a good movieby Max Braden [The Trades ]