A swing and a miss for Burton and Depp

Rating: 4/10 (26 May 2012)

This film was sort of a mixed bag. I thought the film had some good performances, was fun to look at, and had some interesting dialogue. However, the plot was convoluted and the film seemed to spin its wheels quite a bit. This seems to me to be a film that did not know what it wanted to be. It's not quite a comedy, and not quite a horror film, and somehow failed to mix those two elements together effectively. In summation it really did not live up to my expectations for the film.
I was very disappointed with the script by Seth Grahame-Smith. I was expecting big things, as I heard his Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, was very well received. I hope this does not foreshadow a similar outcome for his upcoming Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. The trailers for that film actually have me looking forward to it quite a bit.