Coming from Depp and Burton's previous records , you will be definitely disappointed

Rating: 5/10 (15 September 2012)

When you hear about marvelous actor like Johnny Depp and master- director like Tim Burton doing a film together , your joy will be doubled but then you watch them doing a movie like "Dark Shadows", you joy will be cemented.
A vampire , imprisoned for 2 centuries , returns back to his own home to find his family and business being ruined by a witch. He must act and protect before it becomes too late to get tangled by ferocious witch.
Tim Burton (Sleepy Hollow , Big Fish, Alice in Wonderland) is always a director to look forward to as his films are fantasy , adventurous , dark and humorous. Dark Shadows promises to fall into the category but is bogged down a weak screenplay and even weaker direction. The movie starts off very very well when Johnny Depp is buried by the villages after being betrayed by his ex-lover and then he returns back after 200 years only to rejuvenate his family business and protect his family but things gets out of hand in the middle and looses further steam down the film. In fact , it becomes so irritating that you might want to skip the movie in between and go and grab some free air. Tim Burton is not in form this time. He choose the right story but fails to make an impact. Screenplay is lousy along with poor dialogues. Art direction is wonderful with eye-catching cinematography and visual effects.The only thing , I liked about the movie was Johnny Depp's candy floss performance. The actor is always dependable and is fun to watch.
Overall , weak movie in all merits. Coming from Depp and Burton previous records , you will be definitely disappointed. 2/5