Entertaining enough, but a little too uneven

Rating: 6/10 (13 June 2015)

Even though I kind of like Dark Shadows, it is a shame it does not follow up on a rather awesome scene quite early in the movie. What I'm referring to is a rather violent scene, I won't go into detail because spoilers, but let's just say it's pretty cool. It really looks like Tim Burtons way of portraying some vampire-related violence.
Unfortunately though, the scene I'm talking about does not represent much of the rest of the movie.
I do think this movie is the kind of movie that sort of grows on you. The first time I saw it I had some expectations, they were not really met. But then I caught parts of it on television later, and I found it more entertaining.
Dark Shadows is a little bit more of the old Tim Burton we know and love, not so much the new one. Yes, it has Johnny Depp, but still I find it to be more Batman/Scissorhands and less Alice in Wonderland.
It is a little on the long side, I would have liked if it were a little darker, some more vampire violence, but hey, what are ya gonna do!? It is uneven, and that is much of the reason why I didn't like it better. I hope Mr. Burton continues in this track, rather than the track he has been on the last 10-ish years.
Johnny Depp is alright in this, but Tim Burton, you have got to stop having him in everything you make.