Meh.

Rating: 4/10 (3 February 2014)

*could contain spoilers*
Quite double..
Started off quite good, I am a great fan of Tim Burton and Depp, especially in combination of Helena, Danny Elfman, and the occasional references to other Burton films. (Big Fish was named, Victoria is a much used name by Burton, and I do recall someone saying something about Christmas.)
Anyway, although the acting was fairly great, really, with most actors (well except for Willy, who starts off quite strong and then kind of sags off, as well as Helena, shame.) it was a HUGE disappointment to see how utterly bad the special effects were. It really itched me to see how horrible, horrible these effects were. To see every fling, every motion, delayed and so sickening computer animated, yuck. just yuck. Aw-ful.
The story was nice, although not so strong. It turned into an love story like every other, and contained a witch, vampire, and of course ghosts. Oh, did I mention the werewolf yet? Too clichÃ© really.
All with all, the first half is quite OK, with some nice jokes here and there and, like said, fairly great acting, as well as the decor, but if you really like special effects and really hate cheesy love stories, you'd better skip this one.