Reviewsskip-this

‘Wonka’ Is an Everlasting Gobstopper of Exasperating Ridiculousness

IMPURE IMAGINATION

Everything about the new musical origin story starring Timothée Chalamet is derivative and cloying.

Nick Schager
Nick Schager 

Entertainment Critic

An photo including Timothee Chalamet in the film Wonka
Warner Bros.
Nick Schager

Nick Schager

Entertainment Critic

nschager

Nick.Schager@thedailybeast.com

Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.

Trending Now
CelebrityAriana Grande Subtly Shades Carrie Underwood’s Inauguration Singing
Eboni Boykin-Patterson
Celebrity‘Sex and the City’s’ Kristin Davis: ‘Very Successful’ Actor Conned Me Out of $5K
Eboni Boykin-Patterson
CelebrityAudrey Hepburn’s Son Reveals Family Link to Trumps After Ivanka Wore Mom’s Gown
Yasmeen Hamadeh
RecapsThe ‘RHONY’ Finale Just Buried Brynn Alive. She Should Be Fired.
Alec Karam
CelebrityConan O’Brien Jokingly Fires Assistant Who Lost Home in L.A. Fires
Matt Wilstein