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By James Kendrick (1,607) for Q Network Film Desk (1,607) on 15 May 2012

Nostalgic music and digs at the bad aesthetic choices of a previous era, no matter how well executed, will only get you so far, and at some…

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By Ken Hanke (2,234) for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (2,247) on 15 May 2012

Is it obviously a Tim Burton picture? Sure it is. That's what I expect -- and, in fact, what I want -- from a Burton movie…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 14 May 2012

After watching the film, an odd, somewhat disjointed comedic drama about family and sacrifice set to Burton's own uniquely macabre cinematic…

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By Jon Hamblin (7) for SFX Magazine (298) on 14 May 2012

A flaccid film that might as well be a straight-to-video Addams Family sequel…

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By Ethan Alter (997) for Television Without Pity (337) on 13 May 2012

Not the worst movie Tim Burton has ever made, but it's the latest example of how creatively adrift he's become…

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By Tony Medley (1,109) for Tolucan Times (639) on 13 May 2012

Not that funny, but worth seeing mostly due to Depp's performance…

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By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 13 May 2012

As with Pirates, the story often stalls while Depp does his stuff, but his fish-out-of-water vampire is roguish, mannered and a hoot, as you'd…

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By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine (Vulture) (3,519) on 13 May 2012

The screenplay by Seth Grahame-Smith is witless and meandering, though the witlessness wouldn't matter so much if it moved, or the meandering…

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By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 12 May 2012

Dark Shadows is a lot more fun than any of the Twilight movies combined…

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By Luke Buckmaster (275) for The Daily Review/Crikey (197) on 12 May 2012

The jokes seem to have been written, fittingly enough, by the dead…

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By Ed Gibbs (248) for The Sun Herald (86) on 12 May 2012

If Burton had ever worried that his celebrated brand of eccentricity might one day feel dated or even irrelevant, that unthinkable day may…

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By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 12 May 2012

Not funny enough to be called a comedy nor remotely frightening or dramatic enough to portray the original TV show's scarier leanings…

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By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 12 May 2012

Another kooky and over-baked visually spectacular film filled with lavish costumes and spooky goth style from director Tim Burton…

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By Ed Whitfield (493) for The Ooh Tray (482) on 11 May 2012

A mirthless monster mash that just manages to remember what it's about, a minute before the end - all concerned praying it's not too late. It is…

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By Philip French (1,151) for Observer (UK) (2,398) on 11 May 2012

Ultimately the film is rather ordinary, a bit like a modest Roger Corman horror flick embarrassed by the size of its budget…

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By Kevin A. Ranson (644) for MovieCrypt.com (644) on 11 May 2012

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By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 11 May 2012

Dark Shadows just sits there flat and boring, with the energy of the actors in lock down mode thanks to laugh lines that get no laughter…

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By Glenn Lovell (434) for CinemaDope (253) on 11 May 2012

reminds us that all the CG effects and crashing-wave inserts can't goose a moribund script to life…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 11 May 2012

How is it possible that a man who just a few years ago stood as one of our most exciting and unconventional actors has now become one of the…

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By Daniel M. Kimmel (1,403) for New England Movies Weekly (716) on 11 May 2012

This latest collaboration between director Tim Burton and actor Johnny Depp is easily the best thing they've done together since Sweeney Todd…

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