Wonka

"Spectacular, imaginative, sweet-natured and funny."

"(A) fun, rousing, impeccably staged, jaw-droppingly old-fashioned musical."

"(Willy Wonka is) stripped of any edge that might have made him interesting."

"The most fun you'll have in a cinema all year."

"Chalamet is a bit miscast in this otherwise magical Roald Dahl prequel."

"Doesn’t fully honour the subversive charm of the Wilder movie, but it has a sweetness of its own."

"(A) sweet and spirited holiday delight."

"Relentlessly wacky and over-the-top, everything in it is too contrived to care about."

"A satisfying, harmless confection."

"While King and Chalamet don’t necessarily break that mold, their collaboration leaves a lovely imprint."

"Timothée Chalamet is a great Wonka."

"(Chalamet's) enthusiasm is both genuine and infectious."

"Chalamet seems to be a Gene Wilder fan, but he can’t live up to the original candyman."

"A lively, winsome pleasure."

"A beguiling way to spend 116 minutes, perfectly anchored by Chalamet’s benevolent dandy."

"(Grant) delights, but... Chalamet struggles with anodyne songs and an aimless plot."

"It gets busy, but the cast, songs and spirit soar."

"Timothée Chalamet shines... with his buoyant performance."

"Guaranteed to soften the hearts of even the most cynical of viewers."

"Chalamet’s performance sticks in the mind even if the new songs don’t."

"A whole lot of sugar and whimsy but not much substance."

"(Chalamet) gives it his all, including plenty of not-bad/not-great singing."

"Not so much a world of pure imagination as a land of constant cuteness."

"The terrifying scale of pep works only because of Chalamet."

"Whimsical and charming."

"A disheartening and manic buffet of corporatised whimsy."