Especially Johnny Depp whom I have come to consider an actor who has had so much success over the years that he may have run out of tricks in his bag. But surprise, surprise, once again he has reinvented himself. Sure, a few quirks still remained in this performance but in its entirety I was very impressed yet again at the depth of this portrayal.
Knowing nothing of the original Dark Shadows, I thought the entire cast was just as brilliant. I was more excited to see Chloe Grace Moretz and Michelle Pfeiffer actually but I was very impressed with everyone involved.
Eva Green was deliciously sexy and evil. Moretz gave a very "matured" performance that made me a bit uncomfortable because she was so good in her portrayal. The great Michelle Pfeiffer with slight nuances here and there was incredible and a joy to watch. Bonham Carter did not disappoint. Jackie Earle Haley was funny. And then there were Jonny Lee Miller and Bella Heathcote to round up the very fantastic Tim Burton-esque performances.
Tim Burton no doubt is brilliant. But I still did not agree with certain choices he made for this movie. The beginning when Depp's character was chasing down Heathcote's character, he stopped a couple of times for creating the dramatic effect, which I thought was too staged. I'd rather see him run as fast as he could seeing as how dire the situation was.
Also towards the end, the demise of the protagonist was very unclear and incomplete. How and why did that happen, I just didn't get it.
So these two issues, the second one being the big question mark, was the undoing for the film. Otherwise it was a very fun and very entertaining piece of work. Burton and Depp once again delivered.
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