What a Disappointment!

Rating: 5/10 (17 May 2012)

Rather than 'how do I love thee', let's play 'how do I loathe thee'. This movie could have been so entertaining could have been a real tongue in cheek, hilarious take-off of Dark Shadows. I had anticipated such. Instead, it was witless, pointless, and worthless. Tim Burton obviously couldn't determine whether to go for funny or scary and as a result, it was neither. The premise of a movie was there, but it was pretty much there – and gone to the point of being invisible. The characters were without form and substance (in fact, all the female characters could well have been interchangeable, they were so look-alike and blah), the action rather meaningless. I'm thinking the team of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp had best go back to square one and start over again because once upon a time that combination was sure to result in something wonderful. That expectation was dashed and done in here. I almost dozed off several times and by the end of the film was rather disappointed that I hadn't allowed myself to do just that. At least I would have felt I'd gained some refreshing sleep from my time rather than ending up with a couple of wasted hours.