Dark Shadows

2012
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113 mins
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Tim Burton directs this comedy adaptation of the cult gothic-horror TV series (which ran from 1966-1971). Starring Johnny Depp, Helena... More

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Dark Shadows | Ratings & Reviews

""Wood" is still by far Depp and Burton's best collaboration, exhibiting the balance of tone between kitsch parody and zealous fantasy that's missing in Dark Shadows, less a resurrection than a clumsy desecration."

Village VoiceVillage Voice

"This bizarre but weirdly bloodless retro-camp exercise is neither funny nor eerie enough to seduce the uninitiated, and will court bemused reactions at best from the series' still-estimable fan following."

VarietyVariety

"One of the strangest mainstream releases of recent times, Dark Shadows' demented gothic melodrama/fish-out-of-water comedy/creature feature feels like you've slipped into a Burton fever-dream."

Total FilmTotal Film

"Burton, as usual, is great on atmosphere and comic timing (these are his weirdest moments since Ed Wood), but less so at reining in an overcomplicated plot and dimly lit action scenes."

Time OutTime Out

"Dark Shadows sinks its teeth half-way into its potentially meaty material but hesitates to go all the way."

Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

"Dark Shadows sinks its teeth half-way into its potentially meaty material but hesitates to go all the way."

Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

"A step up from Alice In Wonderland and Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, but not tip-top Tim."

Empire MagazineEmpire Magazine

"There’s nothing particularly infuriating about the film, because fury would require passion. Dark Shadows wants to be frightful, but it’s just frightfully dull."

ColliderCollider

"Any proper adaptation of Dark Shadows, even one that acknowledges and celebrates its camp silliness as much as Burton's does, has to immerse itself in soap opera, too, and it's here that the director's lack of conviction becomes apparent."

A.V. ClubA.V. Club