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‘Wonka’ Is Equal Parts Sugar, Corn Syrup, and Artificial Flavoring, With Nothing Added To Make Viewers Care

It’s telling that the filmmakers use the wondrous ballad from the 1971 film, ‘Pure Imagination,’ as a refrain at the start of their movie and as a proper finale.

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Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka in 'Wonka.' Warner Bros.