There was a time in my life that I never thought the name Tim Burton could do no wrong. Now I'm beginning to wonder if I might ever see him do right again. His latest Johnny Depp/Helena Bonham Carter team up is the most depressing the three of them have done yet, despite the talents of Jackie Earle Haley, Johnny Lee Miller, Chloe Grace Moretz and other actors that don't go by three names. The comic bits don't yield laughs, the dramatic bits don't hold interest, and the acting goes so far over the top that it flies past the want to be campy, and into a special area of bad. The story should be fun, and in the hands of someone more capable director, an early Peter Jackson, or maybe Edgar Wright, it really could have been. Unfortunately, it just leaves the audience with the "what did I just witness" face, and the unnerving feeling that this vampire trend might not go away for a while. Enjoy "Twilight 7", America!
Grade: D-
3D: N/a
Easter Egg: No
Starring: Johnny Depp, Eva Green, Michelle Pfeiffer
Director: Tim Burton
Writer(s): Seth Grahame-Smith - Story: John August - Series: Dan Curtis
RT: 113min
Rating: PG-13 for comic horror violence, sexual content, some drug use, language and smoking
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