Like a trip to a dark gothic underworld

Rating: 8/10 (5 July 2000)

Most of my family dislike this movie because of it's crude humor and gore (mostly referring to penguin here). but as for me I love this movie. It's dark, sinister and a Tim Burton film. It's like a trip to a dark gothic underworld.
The casting was fantastic, all the main characters fit their roles, (except for the guy that played Max Shaecks kid but lets not linger on petty things like that.) The acting was excellent but Danny DeVito could have gotten into his character a little more.
The plot was solid enough and dialogue moved the film along great. The direction was done perfectly by Tim Burton.
Chip shaecks character altogether was casted badly. The plot was good except for the few holes in it. All in all a good 8/10.