Director Tim Burton and Johnny Depp collaborate again on
an adaptation of the cult television show of the same name. The result is a mediocre comedy with moments
of gold but mostly it’s a bunch of underdeveloped characters difficult to care
about. The film starts off making you
believe that the story is going to be from the point of view of the new
governess Victoria Winters but then it shifts and Depp’s Barnabas Collins takes
over as the hero. Depp’s Van-Winkle-vampire
creation is a fun character and you can tell the actor enjoys playing him. The problem is he’s a lousy hero to root for:
he cheats on his supposed “true” love and kills people without apology. (I get it.
He’s a vampire, he needs to drink blood and this is a comedy, true, but
it doesn’t help make him a likable character to root for). This is another bloated example of a story
with too many characters and a plot without a strong hero. It’s not all bad, there are some funny
moments and Eva Green is fantastic as the revengeful love-sick witch Angelique
Bouchard. When the film ends all I
could think was why in the hell would Barnabas want to be with Victoria when he
could be with the much stronger and appealing Angelique instead? Grade: C+
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