great dark comedy

Rating: 10/10 (6 April 2002)

i will attempt to review this movie in four areas, the score, the story, the directing, and the acting. lets proceed
score: {10}. this is a Danny Elfman score, and lets just say that the guy is my most favourite composer. danny elfman is responsible for such classic scores such as the simpsons theme song, the batman theme song, and dick tracy, this though not one of his best, is still a classic.
the story: {10} "spoilers ahead" the story of this movie is about a young couple ( Geena Davies and Alec Baldwin) who die in a car crash. at first they don't realize they are dead, but certain events convince them otherwise.then a new family moves into thier home. lets just say that this is not a welcome event to the dead couple, as the new family ( the deitz) are set to destroy the house that was once thiers. the new family has a daughter (Winona Ryder) who strangely can see the ghost couple while others can't. after trying to get rid of the family and failing, they learn from a commercial about a ghoul name bettlejuice who specializes in getting rid of unwanted guests in your home. this ghoul (played brilliantly by Micheal keaton) can be summouned by saying his name three times. the couple at first are aprehensive, but finally they summoun the courage to call him out. it is at this point that the fun begins.this movie is both funny and disgusting at the same time.a classic in the dark comedy genre.
the directing: {10} this movie is masterfully directed by tim burton (batman) and he is also one of my favourites.
the acting: {10} everyone is good in thier roles, but this movie belongs to keaton. known as a comedic actor, his sense of humour is apparent here as he becomes bettlejuice.it is interesting to note that he won a national society of film critics award for this role and his other movie of that year clean and sober.
overall 10/10 definately a classic comedy movie. i recommend that you rent it sometime and discover this gem that you and your family will love.