Not great, but worth a watch

Rating: 7/10 (14 July 2012)

Tim Burton's career has been kind of all over the place. Recently his last film, Alice in Wonderland, wasn't anything to get excited about, but this was a welcome return to form, if he ever had one officially, for Burton. The best part of the film is Johnny Depp having a great time in the role of the vampire Barnabas Collins. Eva Green also does well as the witch who cursed him. The film has flaws however with its uneven tone, not quite balanced between comedy and horror. Just a closing note: I thank the film for the Carpenters references and the montage featuring Top of the World. Thanks for resurrecting the Carpenters when they had seemingly disappeared from the modern culture.