While not the scare you expect, it pleases in a childish way.(Might spoil a bit)

Rating: 9/10 (23 December 1999)

If you are a Burton buff, don't see this movie! It is,in my opinion, totally out of character for him. If you are looking for a pee your pants freak out film, don't see this movie! It didn't scare me in the least. If you are looking for depth and soul-searching, or tormented and deep characters, don't see this movie! Not quite as campy as Clue, this movie delighted that part of me who hates a complicated movie. It is a bit of a who-dun-it mystery, one that if you pay close attention to you can figure out, but you really have to watch, in the way of Mission Impossible. The characters are admittedly two diminsional and the humor admittedly juvenile. What makes it acceptable is that, with the exception of that misleading trailer we saw tagged to Blair Witch, the film doesn't take itself seriously. It has a cute little beginning, with jokes that made me roll my eyes, and a cute little end (is that a spoiler? I don't think so..), with blood and fainting jokes splattered(no pun intended!) through the middle. Johnny Depp's accent isn't that great; you can't tell if Christina Ricci is even supposed to have one (why would she?) or not. All in all, I loved it. I want to take my family back to see it. Not for the small though, bloooooddy. Hey, they knew it wasn't going to win an Oscar when they made it, so why expect it to be that kind of movie. If you want a trip to fantasy world, this is your show. Wasn't that why we started making movies in the first place?