Not so dark...

Rating: 6/10 (8 September 2012)

Haven't seen any of the older versions so this was completely new for me. Tim Burton's movies always excite me and the cast had some big names including Johnny Depp so had to watch it despite the negative reviews.
The story was predictable and the characters lacked depth especially the children. If this was entirely a comedy it would have been a much better film. Johnny Depp's was impressive as usual, Eva Green was stunning in her appearance and performance, they could have done more with the character. Everything else was sort of okay, the locations, scenery, costumes, make-up, etc that you'd expect from a Tim Burton movie.