Wednesday, 9 October 2013

Whatever Happened to Tim and Johnny?

Have a short, rare film review for a change.

I watched the recent Tim Burton film Dark Shadows last week, which starred, among other notables, Johnny Depp. My recommendation to fans of Burton and Depp (like me) has to be ‘don’t bother.’

The usual Burton magic is missing; the usual Depp presence is mostly missing; the bad girl, played by Eva Green, is a wholly unsubtle pastiche of 50s bubblegum glam; the only bit of characterisation sparkle comes from Michelle Pfeifer, but she doesn’t get enough screen time; the denouement is contrived, overly manic and farcical on the wrong side of funny.

It was average. Any director could have made it. I was disappointed. Sorry.

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