Surprisingly funny?

Rating: 8/10 (11 June 2000)

I was delighted to see the Tim Burton/Johnny Depp team again at work, but I was surprised to find myself laughing myself silly in many parts of the film. I admit that I have only viewed it once, so maybe upon further review I will find my opinion will change, but this story was too much!

The costumes were phenomenal, the casting perfect, the script - pretty good and the music, well has Danny Elfman really ever gone wrong? I feel bad saying that this film made me laugh more than it scared me, although it did have it's moments of fright. I think perhaps it was Depp's wooden performance that made me laugh.
Overall, this film was pretty good. I hope Burton really puts more thought into his films to come and that he will again bring brilliance to the cinema.