Do you ever get that feeling when you watch a film and you’re
just in a dreamy fantasy bubble for ages afterwards? I think everyone who
watched Avatar felt that effect. So I just got home from watching Dark Shadows courtesy of mother and
father and I am most certainly experiencing it. It was an enjoyable
parent-daughter outing, in case you desired to know. For anyone who hasn't
been to the cinema since May 11th, I urge you to hurry there
quickly. Another Tim Burton classic, only it didn’t feel as out-of-this-world
as Alice in Wonderland or Sweeney Todd. In a good way though. It
was different. Dark, but comical. The script, like every film that is churned
out of Hollywood, is predictable in terms of the romantic outcome but I was
genuinely happy that I had no idea what was going to happen in between. Aside
from the script itself, Burton managed to keep viewers entertained with a
wealth of characters and not to mention a massive cast line-up including (predictably)
Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green and Chloë
Moretz.
The only disappointment, without giving too much away, is Carolyn’s
(Moretz) change. You’ll see what I mean.
Go see!
