Netflix: This family film delights Internet users with its unique and sweet world

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is binge-watched by Netflix subscribers, so much so that it’s currently in the top 10 most watched movies on the platform. It will be the fourth time he has teamed up with Johnny Depp and Tim Burton, after Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood and Sleepy Hollow.

Charlie is a child from a poor family. Every penny counts and she often has to give up the candy she craves so much. Determined to finally get the treats other kids can, Charlie enters a contest organized by the eccentric Willy Wonka, the town’s chocolatier…

Directed by Tim Burton, starring his friend Johnny Depp, a special world that requires an artist’s vision, a children’s story adapted to the music of Roald Dahl and Danny Elfman, what could possibly go wrong?

And indeed, everything works perfectly! From the childish look that Tim Burton gives to this chocolate factory, to the aesthetic with which every detail of the decor seems to be hand-picked.

With an average rating of 3.9 out of 5 on AlloCiné, viewers agree with the press who rated it 4 out of 5 when it was released in 2005. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is “Eloquent Satire” For PowerKing a “Special Movie” for William G., a “Charming Tale” For MoviesGeek and Horto, this is a movie that “It feels good, it tastes good, we enjoy eating it.”

And clearly, most Netflix viewers feel the same way.

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If the little boy rings in the movie, it is because he is Freddie Highmore, the hero of Neverland, already with Johnny Depp, and it was the famous actor who recommended him to Tim Burton for the role of Charlie in this feature film. You probably also knew a young Freddie Highmore as he grew up to be the star of Bates Motel and The Good Doctor.

As for the world of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, it will soon be enriched with a new feature film, simply titled Wonka, signed by the director of Paddington and focused on Willy Wonka’s youth. This time it’s Timothée Chalamet’s turn to play the role in this film, which will hit theaters on December 13.