Before
I go a little dark (start my new job Monday and have to get back into the swing
of things) I have another review for you.
This time it’s a movie, Dark
Shadows¸ to be precise. Now I will
admit I have heard of the old TV show but as I was not born I didn’t watch
it. So I am unable to compare the two as
I’m sure some of the fans might.
First
let me say that Johnny Depp and Tim Burton make some seriously strange movies
together. I mean strange in a good
way. They are unique and different and
you do remember them. Simply put I give
this movie a solid 4 Stars because it was entertaining. It had some laughs (as witnessed in the
trailer), some serious moments, and even some life lessons if you listen.
This
is the story of Barnabas Collins. He has
the bad luck of upsetting a witch, hell hath no furry like a woman scorned well
even more so when she’s a witch. So
Angelique, played by Eva Green, is the evil vengeful witch and she curses
Barnabas making him a vampire. This is old
school vampire too, pale with no reflection, catches fire in the sun and so
on. Well Barnabas is locked away for 200
years and when he emerges he comes to his family home once again. He finds his ‘distant’ relatives and others
living there and he wants to revive the family home and business but Angelique
has other plans.
Still
after all these years Angelique is here being everything to the town that the
Collins used to be keeping the curse on the Collins family. Alone with his family there is also a doppelganger
of the only woman he ever loved there playing Governess to the youngest
Collin.
The
movie is basically centered around Barnabas trying to find happiness in family
and even love again while trying to keep the witch from causing further harm. It was fun.
I don’t know if I’d be ready to watch it again in the next week or so
but it was cute. I will say that at
parts of the movie it is hard to hear what is being said as the background
music (all be it fun and in era) is too loud and drowns out words. I enjoyed it.
The cast was great each played their parts, Johnny Depp was amazing some
of his lines I give him props because I would not have been able to not bust up
laughing saying them, then again that’s why I’m not an actress. Still he did a good job in my opinion of
giving Barnabas Collins depth. Also
special note of Eva Green who played the vengeful and obsessive with great
flare, she was enchanting. As mentioned
some fun laughs and as for life lessons…well it’s all about family and fighting
on through the hardships.
So
there you have it. If you like a bit of
strangeness then go out and see Dark
Shadows. As always let me know what
you think below.
Rating: 4 Stars
