Going back to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I really dislike this film the more I think about it. It was a serious error of judgement to have actors with English accents talking about "candy". That alone should blow its credibility out of the water on both sides of the Atlantic.
What I really dislike most though, is that I think Johnny Depp's portrayal of Michael Jackson was a bad idea. To do Keith Richard as "Captain" Jack Sparrow was inspired, because there is a dynamic between his louche mannerisms and the sharp brain, which lies behind them. Michael Jackson is a sad misfit in the world of both children and adults. There is nothing really funny about him any more.
You could have written the script in your lunch break. It was a real stinker.