Genre:
Horror / Comedy
Directed
by: Tim Burton
Starring:
Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter
Running
time: 113 minutes
This
2012 horror/comedy film directed by Tim Burton was based on a gothic soap opera
of the same name that was on TV in the late 60’s. It stars Johnny Depp as
Barnabas Collins, whose family moved from England to Maine to establish a
fishing town and build their estate. Their maid, who is also a witch, falls in
love with Barnabas, but he doesn’t reciprocate, because he is enamored with
beautiful Josette. Scorned, the witch places a curse on the whole Collins
family and turns Barnabas into a vampire, before locking him up in a metal tomb
and burying him. Almost 200 years later, the sleeping vampire is dug up by
mistake and goes on a mission to rescue his family estate, now in ruins.
Tim
Burton has accustomed us to his own brand of cartoonish darkness, and he does
stay true to that in Dark Shadows. The acting is pretty good here and the story
is interesting enough. Johnny Depp is solid as usual, as he does seem to thrive
in the Tim Burton universe. There are few odd plot twists and it is dragged out
a bit too long towards the end, but this film was a good dose of fun. A few of
the lines had me laughing out loud.
All
things considered, Dark Shadows is a fun little movie. Nothing too fantastic or
bad, just an entertaining flick while it lasts.
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