Wonka movie review: Chocolicious Delight!

Updated On: 08 December, 2023 05:33 PM IST | Mumbai | Johnson Thomas

Director Paul King and Warner Bros. attempt to give Willy an origin story that is inventive and distinctive enough from 1971’s Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory starring Gene Wilder, while still retaining the sparkling charm and humor of that film. Willy as a much younger teen with dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate

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Wonka review

Film: Wonka
Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Calah Lane, Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter, Natasha Rothwell, Rich Fulcher, Rakhee Thakrar, Tom Davis and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith.
Director: Paul King
Rating: 3.5/5
Runtime: 116 mins

Director Paul King and Warner Bros. attempt to give Willy an origin story that is inventive and distinctive enough from 1971’s Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory starring Gene Wilder, while still retaining the sparkling charm and humor of that film. Willy as a much younger teen with dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, in a prequel of sorts, makes better sense. And why not? With the delightful Timothée Chalamet taking on the eponymous role and giving you a sugar rush of the never-experienced-before kind, they couldn’t have gone wrong. Of course, Roald Dahl’s original story continues to resonate through this delightfully succulent musical entertainer. Writer-director Paul King’s re-imagining of the world of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Timothée Chalamet as the heart and soul of Wonka is a dazzling musical fantasy anchored by the the actor’s undeniable charm.

A young Willy Wonka ( Chalamet) arrives at the place his late mother (Sally Hawkins, seen in flashback) always talked about - the famous Gallery Gourmet in London. Wonka wishes to make his mark on the world, but with his meagre pennies, a few belongings, a portable chocolate making station and an overly generous heart, he finds himself unable to afford lodging. Willy is tricked into signing a contract for staying at a hotel which expects him to be indentured as labour and prevents him from leaving. So he has no alternative but to seek Noodle’s (Calah Lane) help to sneak out during the day to share his chocolate with the locals. But before people begin to realize his products are far better than those of the local “Chocolate Cartel” constituting Arthur Slugworth (Paterson Joseph), Prodnose (Matt Lucas), and Fickelgruber (Mathew Baynton), the latter trio bribe the Chief of Police (Keegan-Michael Key) to prevent him from making his mark. There’s also a small orange man with green hair, Hugh Grant as the scene-stealing Oompa Loompa, stealthily taking away his wondrous confections.

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