At least it has a good soundtrack

Rating: 5/10 (19 April 2013)

When I was much younger I faithfully read every Stephen King novel that came along. And then, along came "Lisey's Story" and "Duma Key", and suddenly was fed up with Stephen King, and haven't read him since. I'm a little afraid that I'm heading in that same direction, after thinking for several years that Johnny Depp was the best of the younger actors. And the reason is that I'm getting a little tired of Depp thinking that practically every film has to be tongue in cheek. It's been a long time since I've seen him do much serious acting...something he ought to try at least occasionally.
My other complaint here is that when anyone remakes a film (or in this case a television series into a film), the intent of the original ought to remain intact. And again, turning this into a tongue-in-cheek near-comedy (which is not what the television series was) is rather annoying. If you want to make a comedy-horror film, be original about it.
I found this horror film (if that's what it is) boring...and I like good horror films! About the only thing positive I can think of to say about the film is that it has a good soundtrack.
A let down from Depp and a let down from director Tim Burton.