Review of Dark Shadows (2012) by Jessica J — 16 Jan 2016

An awesome movie to watch with friends on a Saturday night ;).

This review of Dark Shadows (2012) was written by Jessica J on 16 Jan 2016.

Dark Shadows has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Neely Swanson (130) for Easy Reader (California) (130) on 17 Sep 2017

Certainly I wish I had had as much fun as the participants seemed to be having but in the end, and a spectacular special effects end it is,…

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By Terry D (93) on 09 Apr 2018

Tim Burton evokes the atmosphere and melodrama of the classic Dan Curtis television soap opera, all the while injecting it with subtle and…

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By Emma A (77) on 11 Jan 2017

The acting was brilliant, so too was the direction and the cinematography - the plot was lacking however…

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By Elizabeth D (232) on 24 Nov 2018

The set, special effects and costumes were amazing. But the plot had a ton of holes even for a fantasy…

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By Traci B (94) on 18 Dec 2017

It may not be Tim Burton's or Johnny Depp's best movie but it was still a good one, somewhat funny yet entertaining as always…

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By Angelina M (47) on 24 Sep 2016

It was really good in certain ways... Having Depp in the movie make it better... Nice effects of the witch breaking like a porcelain doll…

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By Matthew D (1,591) on 03 Jun 2017

Although I do love the movie, I feel like it has something missing…

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By Caitlin L (508) on 29 Jul 2017

For all its goofy-seriousness, randomness, and unnecessary borderline R sexual content it still manages to entertain…

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By Kent S (17) on 19 Mar 2017

I'm kind of surprised at the rating this got here on RT. I haven't been too fond of any of Burton's recent work but I actually liked this one a lot…

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By Glorimar S (138) on 24 Sep 2016

It was really good in certain ways... Having Depp in the movie make it better... Nice effects of the witch breaking like a porcelain doll…

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