Review of Night of Dark Shadows (1971) by Rick D — 20 Mar 2013
Oh how I wish I could give Night of Dark Shadows, the second feature film based on the 1960â(TM)s television soap opera, Dark Shadows, a positive review, I really do, but truth be told, even for a hardcore Dark Shadows fan like me, the film just isnâ(TM)t that good.
David Selby, Lara Parker and Grayson Hall, along with tons of other regular members of the soap opera cast all put in perfectly enjoyable performances, but an incredibly weak script isnâ(TM)t helped at all by plodding direction and bad camera work.
It could be argued that the thing missing from this film is Jonathan Fridâ(TM)s iconic Barnabas Collins, but I have watched months of the series at a time without the famous vampire and know that the ghoulish fun of Dark Shadows can work even without its most famous cast member.
Unfortunately, whatever it was that made the series as much fun as it was, is just lacking from this ponderous mess.
This review of Night of Dark Shadows (1971) was written by Rick D on 20 Mar 2013.
Night of Dark Shadows has generally received mixed reviews.
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