Surprisingly Good; Worth the Admission

Rating: 7/10 (31 May 2012)

Dark Shadows is unlike the many strange and different Tim Burton films that have come across in past years from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Alice in Wonderland. This film had a great story with very good acting from Johnny Depp, Chloe Grace Mortez, Michelle Pfiffer, and Jackie Earl Haley. Haley and Depp were hilarious, while Pfiffer and Eva Green provided the film a backbone. Even though this film may seem strange from the posters and trailers, it truly isn't when seeing the movie due to the story explaining the odd elements of the film. In fact, the only strange part of the film was the always strange Helena Bonham Carter, who actually was decent in this film. This film has some decent scares and some good laughs along the way which makes this a more mature version of A Nightmare Before Christmas and a funnier and very more kid friendly version of Sweeney Todd. This is an easy 7.5 out of 10 and should be watched regardless of how strange it may appear.