Fans rave about Wonka film in early reactions
Moviegoers are raving about Wonka, the massive display origins story of Roald Dahl‘s chocolatier.
The embargo for opinions and reactions lifted on Tuesday night time as the world premiere happened in London, prompting a flurry of constructive tweets from followers.
Those fortunate sufficient to catch a preview screening of the film, which is out on normal launch in Europe on December 8 and within the US on December 15, have hailed main man Timothée Chalamet as ‘whimsical’ and ‘charming’.
‘I’m not a movie critic and so many others are doing it on such an eloquent degree, so I’ll simply say this about Wonka. Wonka. GOOD! Very good. I after all cried. Give it all of the golden tickets,’ posted one fan on X, previously often called Twitter.
Moviegoers are raving about Wonka, the massive display origins story of Roald Dahl ‘s chocolatier because the embargo for opinions and reactions lifts
‘#WonkaFilm was so cute!! I actually loved it and would completely watch it once more. Timothée Chalamet was whimsical as Willy Wonka, and Calah Lane as Noodle was wonderful! Don’t go in anticipating Charlie or golden tickets. This film is about Willy and the way he grew to become a well-known chocolatier!’ added one other.
‘I loooooooved #Wonka— everybody else did too proper? It’s so tender and entertaining with Colman an outstanding villain and Chalamet proving he can sing, too. Plus nice songs and visuals. Take your whole children.’
Another posted that ‘it completely guidelines.’
Others felt justified of their early hopes for the film, regardless of criticism of trailers and promo materials.
‘People being stunned that Wonka is nice… I by no means doubted Paul King, director of Paddington! Not for a second!!’ posted one fan.
‘It needs to be shouted from the rooftops that WONKA is that it’s written by the identical staff that wrote/directed PADDINGTON and PADDINGTON 2, Paul King and Simon Farnaby. It’s real, not saccharine, and sure, I cried. It has Billy Wilder-style fast paced comedic dialogue.’
Other moviegoers put any fears to relaxation that the movie would not dwell as much as the 1971 adaptation of Dahl’s novel starring Gene Wilder.
‘OK, I can lastly say it. The embargo is down @ActualChalamet is Woknalicious in #Wonka I’m previous, so I really like the unique film, however it is a new story with an incredible power & joyfulness and it’s simply as pleasant. It made me snicker and smile, and I am unable to wait to see it once more,’ posted one delighted fan.
Those fortunate sufficient to catch a preview screening of the film, which is out in Europe on December 8 and within the US on December 15, have hailed main man Timothée Chalamet
Critics have additionally added their reward to the film with Collider senior producer Perri Nemiroff writing: ‘#Wonka is an excellent charming delight powered by an distinctive & pitch-perfect efficiency from Timothée Chalamet.’
‘It can get fairly foolish and there is a few plot factors which might be a tad on the skinny aspect, however that could not cease such an impossibly candy movie with a hefty & very efficient dose of sincerity from warming my coronary heart.’
Variety/The A.V. Club movie critic Courtney Howard referred to as Wonka ‘a profitable confection, stuffed with good quantities of attraction, whimsy & poignancy, powered by pure creativeness & brilliant, nimble musical numbers.’
‘Timothée Chalamet is a charisma manufacturing unit. His full committal is intoxicating,’ Howard added.
‘Hugh Grant [as an Oompa-Loompa] in distinctive IDGAF mode.’
IndieWire chief movie critic David Ehrlich merely wrote: ‘Wonka good. Paul King king.’
Roger Ebert affiliate editor Robert Daniels ‘surprisingly, principally, loved WONKA’ and referred to as Timothée ‘a extremely gifted comedic actor, well leveraging his star persona for laughs.’
‘The staging is nice and there is a number of coronary heart and whimsy. I didn’t nonetheless just like the barrage of fats jokes. Poor type in a pleasant movie,’ Daniels scoffed.
Critics have additionally added their reward to the film with Collider senior producer Perri Nemiroff writing: ‘#Wonka is an excellent charming delight (pictured Olivia Colman)
Variety/The A.V. Club movie critic Courtney Howard referred to as Wonka ‘a profitable confection, stuffed with good quantities of attraction, whimsy & poignancy (pictured Sally Hawkins)
The movie obtained its world premiere in London on Tuesday night time with main man Timothee Chalamet pictured on the purple carpet
The origin story on Willy Wonka – primarily based on Roald Dahl’s 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – hits UK theaters December 8 and US theaters December 15.
Wonka additionally options Keegan-Michael Key, Matt Lucas, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant, and newcomer Calah Lane.
Chalamet earned $9M to painting the titular character after beating out Tom Holland, Donald Glover, Ezra Miller and Ryan Gosling for the position.
The eccentric genius, who delighted in punishing naughty youngsters, was memorably originated by Gene Wilder in Mel Stuart’s 1971 beloved traditional Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
