What is this movie even supposed to be about?

Rating: 4/10 (5 November 2012)

With a perfect cast, perfect characters, and perfect and exciting trailer what could have gone wrong? Well sadly, everything.
Dark shadows is very hard to follow. Half the time, you don't even know what's going on (I don't think the characters do either) it's full of filler and way to much is going on. The set up and intro was great, but after that it went downhill.
First, Barnabus builds his home with his family then it shows him falling in love with Josette then he's kissing another girl (Angelique) he doesn't love who then banishes him and turns him into a vampire because of it. Then he shows up in 1972 and meets his descendants. Then it shows Angelique again and it shows what she's doing. Then its back to Barnabus and how he needs to get back at Angelique. Then it shows him doing random unrelated things to the focus of the movie. Then it's back to Angelique and him having sex (Who knows why) Oh! Did I mention there's another love interest in this? Just what we need to make this even MORE confusing. Its Julia winters who resembles Josette. It shows her and barnubus falling in love. Uh....weren't you supposed to be getting back at this Angelique girl? Where is she anyway? Oh look...now Barnabus is hanging out with a bunch of pot heads. Did I mention the other characters in this film who contribute to this whirlpool of a plot? Oh look....now there's a fight scene? Why are they fighting? Do they even know why they're fighting?
This just shows you what happens you try and take a TV series and turn into a 2 hour movie.
But the acting was great, the humour was great and thats what kept me going through out the movie.
I love Johnny depp, Helena Bonham carter, and Tim Burton and yes I would watch this again because its going to take me a couple more watches to understand whats going on in this movie.