I still feel that enough works here to warrant itself a rental at least

Rating: 6/10 (12 January 2015)

"Dark Shadows" is not a great film, but it's entertaining enough to warrant a watch, even if it's a bit all over the place in terms of quality. The movie starts off a little slow, but it's got a strong and very entertaining middle that I feel elevates it enough that I can give it a mild recommendation. It looks great and you'll get a lot of laughs out of it, enough to forgive the end which sort of comes out of nowhere and unfortunately does not follow up with some of the charm it had earlier on. I had heard multiple times from people that a lot of Tim Burton's movies feel like the director lost his interest in the story towards the end, and it really feels like that's the case here. I did enjoy myself while watching it and I have to say that some of the visuals and the sets featured in this film are really impressive. I had a blast just looking at the film. (Theatrical version on the big screen, May 20, 2012)