Why series aren't movies...

Rating: 5/10 (13 May 2012)

This movie just does not work - although the actors all perform well. especially Johnny Depp. Tim Burton tried to cram a whole series into a movie - a task predestined to fail. I admit, I haven't seen the series, but as I saw the movie, my first thought was: This should have been a series.
A lot of very strange characters, all having a dark secret, all having a dark history, a great setting for some "war" between the witch and the vampire - and it is because of the length of the movie impossible to exploit them. Thus, the movie touches all of them slightly - way to slightly. The result is the constant feeling of passed chances to create something great, and putting it all to the waste - you're giving it all away in the end, all those about 10 plots are revealed "using the sledge hammer".
All in all, because of good acting and some funny scenes worth a watch, but I think I'll give the series a chance now - where all those great ideas mingled into a movie way seemingly feel more complete.