Visually pleasing, but lacks.

Rating: 5/10 (24 December 2006)

When I went out to see the Corpse Bride, I had medium expectations to prevent any kind of disappointment. But, alas, this movie still was short of something. Visually, it is very creative, but I was upset that Burton didn't stick to the same animation method that he had used for Nightmare Before Christmas. Everything looks too pretty (not as in pink and fluffy, but too airbrushed, I guess), and doesn't have that kind of tangible look that Nightmare Before Christmas or Vincent had.
The story in itself is very lacking. There is no arc, so there is never any sense of excitement or peril. Everything goes by so quickly, and there isn't any kind of leading up to the ending. The ending also is not satisfying at all, in my opinion.
If you're a REAL Tim Burton fan, not some Hot Topic teenager, then I recommend that for a Tim Burton fix you watch Big Fish, and just avoid this movie altogether.