Arts

Film: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

It's got chocolate! It's got squirrels! It's got Tim Burton! How could this film not be good?

And indeed, it turns out to more than I'd hoped for. When an early shot of Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka echos his earlier role of Edward Scissorhands you know you'll have to keep your eyes peeled to catch every homage.

If I've got to find fault it'll be the musical numbers. Although fantastic in the way they play up half a dozen genres, the lyrics weren't clear enough for my muddy ears. Still the message got through.

I don't remember previous incarnations of the story being quite so moralising either, but that's just a small complaint. This evening was so much fun. (And did I mention the squirrels? Expect to see them again at the Oscars.)