The Christian Sciene MonitorThough the ads make it look like a ghoulishly kooky Addams Family-style tale, this is by no means an ensemble piece. Nearly ...
Richard RoeperBipolar film that's equal parts comedy and horror show, with neither element particularly effective.
Salon ArtsDark Shadows offers potent atmosphere and delirious '70s fashions and hilarious gags and some really terrific performances, ...
The New York Times Dark Shadows isn't among Mr. Burton's most richly realized works, but it's very enjoyable, visually sumptuous and, despite i...
Rolling StoneBurton's visuals are a sumptuous treat, as is Depp's unerring sense of mischief - but, after a fierce and funny start, Dark ...
The Philadelphia InquirerA nutty romp that's as much about celebrating a significant blip in the pop-cult continuum as it is a tale of bloodsucking, ...
New York Daily NewsWhether it works is a matter of taste, but the fact that Burton's revisit unearths enough fun while feeling like four films ...
SlateBurton and Depp, both avowed childhood fans of the original series, seem to be in their element and having a grand old time.
Wall Street JournalDark Shadows is amusing, in fits and spurts, and sure to make tons of money, but terribly familiar and fatigued.
Los Angeles TimesAn uncertain combination of elements that unsuccessfully tries to be half-scary, half-funny and all strange...
USA TodayBurton's offbeat montages are amusing, but the story's slow start and overblown conclusion make Dark Shadows half a good mov...
San Francisco ChronicleWhen you consider all the pitfalls avoided, and all the laughs and pleasures it provides along the way, Dark Shadows is a sa...
Washington PostAt once a brash, strutting pop culture pastiche and gloomy exercise in self-cannibalizing nostalgia, Dark Shadows is depress...
New York PostDark Shadows certainly has its moments, especially when Barnabas and Angelique hilariously wreck her office during a surreal...
The New YorkerThis is not so much a coherent movie as it is a long, expensive joke in search of a purpose.
Chicago Sun-TimesTim Burton's "Dark Shadows" is all dressed up with nowhere to go, an elegant production without a central drive.
E! OnlineAfter 200 years in a casket, vampire Barnabas Collins awakens to the swinging 1970s. Unfortunately, the witch who cursed (an...
ReelViewsDark Shadows is a mess, and it's unclear whether its bizarre recipe of comedy, campy horror, and gothic melodrama will satis...
Hollywood ReporterJohnny Depp and Tim Burton together again for a fun-enough makeover of an old TV favorite.
Total FilmOne of the strangest mainstream releases of recent times, Dark Shadows' demented gothic melodrama/ fish-out-of-water comedy/...
Entertainment WeeklyWhen you go to see Tim Burton's Dark Shadows, a baroquely droll and Burtonized update of the gothic oddball vampire soap ope...
FirstShowingDark Shadows plays on all the "charm" of the 1960's series, but the dial-tilt to the broad comedy side wasn't the best choic...
/FilmWith its preoccupation with old affairs, new love and moving on, the film is a $200m breakup letter. Question is, whose name...
Film School RejectsJohnny Depp is hilarious and the movie represents a return to lighthearted comic-horror iconography for director Tim Burton.
Black Sheep ReviewsBurton works hard at first to keep these shadows as dark as possible but the blood runs pretty thin by the end.
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Partial Film Information
Director: Tim Burton
Writer: Seth Grahame-Smith
Studio: Warner Bros Pictures
Cast: Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter
Release: May 11, 2012
Writer: Seth Grahame-Smith
Studio: Warner Bros Pictures
Cast: Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter
Release: May 11, 2012
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