Wonka, penned as a prequel to the Gene Wilder-led Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, is yet another movie musical overwrought with big-budget CGI and intricately choreographed dance sequences that boast maximum dazzle yet minimal deft. Made-up words allow for juvenile rhyme schemes, which, even in the hands of Timothée Chalamet’s unwavering wide-eyed wonder and …
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