Interesting concepts bogged down by a dull script and story

Rating: 6/10 (16 April 2020)

Although at times it can be sweet and amusing, Tim Burton's Corpse Bride is ultimately robbed of its potential, by relying on tedious and often formulaic storytelling- and its vast dull nature to carry it. The film stars Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter as Victor and the Corpse Bride herself. Both of them give rather decent voice performances, but unfortunately their work in the film is ultimately undermined by the film itself. Simply said, the film is rather a bore, and its dull nature and grim color pallet does nothing to help that fact. The film lacks much excitement at all, and at times, it just feels dead (pun intended). The film can be a bit amusing at times, and even romantic too, but it squanders the potential of all these interesting concepts, plotlines, and ideas by such a boring story and such tedious situations. In the end, Corpse Bride has some decent moments, but ultimately fails to stay together.
My Rating: 5.5/10