Was the script wrote in dark shadows?

Rating: 5/10 (16 May 2012)

The only way I found this film enjoyable, was my love for Eva Green, Helena Bonham Carter and Johnny Depp. However that's all the film was, these people playing dress up.
I found it impossible to identify a genre, it seemed Burton was just trying to combine comedy, drama, romance and horror - yet for this feature, it didn't work.
The narrative was very slow, predominately given away in the trailer and above all else; it was too predictable. My 12 year-old-brother whispered to me, about 30minutes in the rest of the plot. It did get to the point, where we were just waiting for the film to end, which is odd for us and we rarely show ignorance to films, yet this detrimental disappointing disgrace was an exception.
However I did thoroughly enjoy Michelle Pfeiffer's performance, to a great shock, I found her to be the most enjoyable character.
Overall, it wasn't the worst film I've ever seen, but possibly the most disappointing. I held such high expectations: the cast, the crew, the idea and the director - it just looked to good to be true. Yet all I got from it, was 3 or 4 comedic moments, some picturesque settings, promising young new actors/actresses (Bella Heathcote and Gulliver McGrath)and a recycled familiar form of Johnny Depp who did slightly entertain with his quirky facial expressions and unique dialect.