A little too much Tim Burtonish.

Rating: 6/10 (23 January 2008)

A movie with strong performances by Alan Rickman and Johnny Depp. A lukewarm one by Helena Bonham Carter. But the real stars were the sets and costumes. However, the mood of the film was too strongly flavored by the spice of Tim Burton. For Burton fans, it's a great film. For those of us who have seen two other films of this story, and numerous stage versions, it was rather difficult to adjust to so much of Burton's influence.
If one dosn't mind the really horribly bloody gore through out the second half of the film, then ya might enjoy it more than I did. Funny thing is, there wasn't all that blood in any of the other venues I saw it in and it came across just as scary. Or even more so. It's said that the less you see a monster, the more frightening it becomes.
DotyinCA