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Wonka was a nice, one-time watch aesthetic experience of a modernized version of the Willy Wonka universe, but that's all it was - a modernized version mainly focused on capitalism rather than the actual essence of the story. For me, it did not meet the expectations the trailer had set. I was looking forward to see more of Wonnka adventures instead of the 'difficulty to set up shop in a capitalist world' theme. And the story revolved 40% around noodles, and a little bit on Wonka. We did see how he met the oompa loompa though, but again there was nothing much about them and their life either, just a glimpse and mostly they put irrelevant songs to dance on. It's a musical so I think using music too, they could have done much better than this.

WORTH A WATCH! I read the reviews before watching and was curious about what the 1 star reviews were going on about, but I really liked the storyline so decided to give it a chance. This movie delivered what I expected and needed in the moment - something light, fun, enjoyable and adventurous so I liked it till the end. At no point did I feel bored or like skipping any part. BUT there was an aspect in this movie I didn't like(so 4 stars) - SPOILERS AHEAD This movie was supposed to be about finding oneself when we're lost and needing a reset, as the main character who just got of a divorce. She joined this hiking trip to rediscover herself. But this movie should have stuck to the message it was about, but ended up being about love in the end. She was lost but suddenly became a new person because of love. That just overshadows everything else that went so well in the movie - the adventure, new people, lessons, nature, the whole experience that was beautiful on its own but the romance angle was unnecessary i think. And btw the whole "you used to be fun" thing and the constant persistence came across a little too pushy but maybe it was because they knew each other a long time so had history. But what seemed off to me was a woman who seemed to have no feelings for the main lead guy, kept saying no to him and tried to set boundaries with him sooo many times was just suddenly in love after reading a poem? There was no chemistry before and felt like her feelings just changed like a switch only because the writers wanted it that way? it felt forced and this movie was better without this.

I heard good reviews, and found it in one of those best movie lists in movie review blogs so I had good expectations but I didn't like it as much. I can handle sad endings but I personally need one of those satisfying moments at least once in a story when everything looks good for a fleeting moment, else, it feels like a waste of time. I did enjoy it, it did justice to the genre but I needed more and the movie ended before I could totally connect to the story.

Central Intelligence: duration: 1h 47m Genre: Action/Comedy imdb rating: 6.3/10 (should be 7 at least I think) Review: Fun, some WOAH moments throughout the movie I couldn't guess what's gonna happen. nice watch for an action-comedy. The ending was too cliché tho but sweet. Loved the action scenes, well-choreographed. I liked the cute and funny chemistry between the characters (Bob & Calvin). If you're not too into a good plot, this one is a good pick when you want to watch something light and funny.