"I am terribly sorry, but you cannot imagine how thirsty I am..."
Barnabas Collins.
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| "I do not drink... Wine" |
Script Logic; 1/2
Pace; 1/2
Acting; 1/2
Aesthetic; 2/2
Originality & Intention; 1/2
Final Score; 6/10
Final Word;
Oh dear. Where did it all go so wrong for kooky cult-favorite Tim Burton. Once the man could do no wrong, and now all he seems to do is crank out these half-baked lazy studio efforts. Having said that, I've not yet seen Frankenweenie, so perhaps there is hope for a return to form?
Here, Johnny Depp stars as Johnny Depp- no, wait, I mean Barnabas Collins, a vampire who mopes around his family home after centuries of imprisonment by an evil witch, mixing with assorted quirky characters and trying to rebuild the old family empire. Sadly lacking in laughs, or scares for that matter- and in a film like this you need one or the other; this is just an awkwardly average film. Like Alice In Wonderland, it's a nice idea but a very sloppy execution. Duff performances and pointless sub-plots bog down what little fun is on offer here, and yet even more irritating is how painfully obvious it is that this was a project that had Burton's name all over it.
Still, at least it looks suitably gothic...
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