Blinded by past and cast

Rating: 5/10 (27 January 2008)

I was looking forward to this movie and when my cousin got the tickets I thought I was in for a good night. I'm not the biggest musical fan but I thought this would be okay with Burton and Depp involved. But I was finding the whole thing really frustrating for the first twenty or thirty minutes. People were walking out and I have since heard that people in other screenings were also. I stuck with it though and it did get better. The film looks amazing with it's typical Burtonesque look and Depp and Carter are on the ball as usual. The big thing for me though is that if you're going to make a film from a musical show you should at least put a few more words in to carry the story along. I know there'll be some pompous Pratt thinking I didn't get it. I did but it was all just a bit flat. It felt like it was missing something. I just thought I would throw this in because the reviews are on a whole over the top (blinded by past and cast) If you like musicals you will find it good,not amazing and if you don't avoid it like the plague.