The 2012 American horror comedy film based starring Johnny Depp following a movie where an 18th century vampire returns from prison to his ancestral home to give safety to his dysfunctional descendants.
Mostly Dark Shadows is silly when we're trained to expect slightly richer fun from Burton and Depp.
Deadspin
June 23, 2013
The nadir of Burton's career and is likely going to be his biggest flop, a film that's not a comedy, not a drama, not a horror film, and not a fantasy.
Fans of Depp's past collusions with Burton will find their rewards along the way. But there's a perfunctory vibe to the goings on, a weariness amid the weirdness.
As much as it tries to make this a love story, we don't feel its heart pulsating. Barnabus is a vampire who wants his life back, but neither he nor the film truly succeeds.
The only reason to see Dark Shadows is to discover how dire and pointless-how flat-out dreadful-a movie can be even when it has Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Helena Bonham Carter attached to its flimsy pretext.