Something got lost along the way

Rating: 6/10 (5 October 2014)

(59%) An over ambitious adaptation that only partly fits Tim Burton's creative eye. The cast is strong, but nobody it seems is given any chance to make any real impact as characters are dropped only to be brought back again as and when needed in a wild attempt to link everything, and everyone, together in one neat package. With that said this is still a quality piece with good direction and production values, some nice touches every so often, and quite a lot of charm, but the attempts of poignancy feel forced as it's so hard to connect with everything this wants to fit in. Overall it is worth a look as certain people will like this more than others, but it's really not my one of my favourite Burton movies.