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Johnny Depp
Eva Green
Michelle Pfeiffer
Helena Bonham Carter
Bella Heathcote
Jackie Earle Haley

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After being cursed with vampirism by a witch, and buried alive for nearly two centuries, Barnabas Collins returns home... only to find his once-grand mansion in near ruins and his dysfunctional decedents in nearly as bad of shape. -- Chris Kavan

04/20/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

What a disapointment....

With a perfect cast, perfect characters, and perfect and exciting trailer what could have gone wrong? Well sadly, everything. Dark shadows is very hard to follow. Half the time, you don't even know what's going on . I don't think the characters do either. It is full of filler/fluff and way to much is going on at the same time.It is a train wreck. The set up and intro was great, but after that it went downhill. But the acting was great, the humor was great and that's what kept me going through out the movie. I think Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, and Tim Burton in collaoration are always outstanding.... But this let me down.. Only reason it gets 2 1/2 stars. This just shows you what happens when you try and take a TV series and turn into a 2 hour movie.

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2.5/4 

09/23/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Review: Dark Shadows

Tim Burton's Dark Shadows is a good-looking mess. Like a lot of Burton's films, there is a strict focus on visuals and production design over plot and characters, but in many of them you can still get a little bit of heart out of it through its main character. Dark Shadows is devoid of heart. And interesting characters. And enjoyment. All Dark Shadows tires to deliver successfully is comedy, eye-popping visuals, and another interesting performance by Johnny Depp. Honestly, I didn't laugh much, my eyes didn't pop much, and I've seen Depp in better movies. Therefore, Dark Shadows was a dud for me.

The film employs a bunch of talented actors who everybody loves to see - including Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Jackie Earle Haley, Chloe Grace Moretz, and Michelle Pfeiffer - but are po...

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2/4 

09/22/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Don't Mess with a Woman's Heart!

Filled with the typical Burton-isms you'd expect, ghosts, curses, fog, ships, gothic architecture, Johnny Depp and jilted lovers. The film essentially focuses on Eva Green's Angelique Bouchard and her attempts to manipulate and force her way into the heart of aristocratic playboy Barnabas Collins, the scion of the Collins family who had crossed from Liverpool to the New World in the 18th Century, and through their fishing business amassed fame and fortune. But Barnabas' romantic indiscretion with her proves disastrous when he finds his own true love, Josette DuPres. Bad move, since the servant girl is also a witch. Angelique in an act of jealousy puts a spell on her rival, forcing her to jump from 'Widow's Peak' and then proceeds to kill his parents. Baranbas meanwhile is cursed to live o...

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2/4