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🍿 Film Review: Wonka (2023)
This always looked terrible. And the trailer was so bad it became a literal meme. However, this evening I was looking for an easy watch and saw that the reviews are surpassingly high. So I thought I’d give it a go.
Firstly, this is largely a musical. And despite a catchy chorus here and there it’s not especially special. The film is also not really about chocolate and sweets, which I found a bit disappointing. I wanted to see towers of sugar as far as the eye can see. But Wonka as chocolatier could have been removed and it wouldn’t have changed much.
This is directed by Paul King, who did the Paddington’s, and you can tell. They both have a visual charm that I really like. The comedic style is similar too. And it shares a lot of the same actors
However, Wonka ain’t Paddington. Paddington is fun for the whole family. Whereas I’d argue Wonka will be highly enjoyable for the kids, but there’s not enough here for the adults.
The film is rather sweet and watchable. But it just feels weirdly lifeless. I won’t be running back to rewatch it.
48%
Adequately put together and fairly fun, but this was merely okay.
The whole Wall Street vs. the working person story felt forced at times and it didn’t lead to a satisfying conclusion in the final act.
The ‘dumb’ bad guys were comically dumb. And the ‘scary’ bad guys weren’t scary enough.
However, the reviews for this are fairly strong and my girlfriend enjoyed it, so I’m in a minority.
And this was weirdly watchable and fun. And I always enjoy seeing Paul Dano on screen. He always brings the human to his roles, and this one is no different. 58%
Perfect weather for staying indoors and watching 📺 “Clarkson’s Farm”. As a winterbug I’m loving this June weather.
I’ve been rewatching those stunt/dare/prank reality shows of my teenage years, like Jackass and Viva la Bam.
I just finished 🍿 “Jackass Forever”. They did introduce a few too many new people and it relied a bit too much on dick jokes, but overall it was better than I remembered. 62/100
🍿 Rewatching “Bullet Train”. It’s a fun popcorn film. 64.
And it’s worth watching just for its array of bad British accents on display. “Wroof”. youtube.com/shorts/li…