Armed with nothing but a hatful of dreams, young chocolatier Willy Wonka manages to change the world, one delectable bite at a time.
Not going to lie - I had very low expectations for this movie. Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory is one of my favorite movies ever. Pretty much a staple of my childhood. So when I heard that they were doing a prequel I thought for sure this was another here we go with ruining something remake or prequel style. I was happily very wrong. I absolutely loved this movie. It could have been paced a little better but overall I loved the characters, I loved the songs and I loved the story with callouts to the original. I thought Timothy Chalemet was great as Wonka and Hugh Grant as the Oompa Loompa didn't bother me as much as I thought it would.
I would definitely recommend people checking this out. This was a movie that is perfect for seeing in theaters and just escaping the world for a couple of hours.
