Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows (2012)

  • 40% of critics liked it
    (204 reviews)

  • 54% of users liked it
    (79,470 ratings)

Barnabas (Johnny Depp) has the world at his feet-or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine. The master of Collinwood Manor, Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy...until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green). A witch, in every sense of the… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 53 min.
Directed By
Tim Burton
Written By
Dan Curtis
Genres
Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
May 11, 2012 Wide
Warner Bros. Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Anthony Lane, New Yorker

    This is not so much a coherent movie as it is a long, expensive joke in search of a purpose.

  • Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post

    Mostly Dark Shadows is silly when we're trained to expect slightly richer fun from Burton and Depp.

  • Christopher Orr, The Atlantic

    Fans of Depp's past collusions with Burton will find their rewards along the way. But there's a perfunctory vibe to the goings on, a weariness amid the weirdness.

  • Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

    Clearly, they made the movie they wanted to make. It's just not the movie this "Dark Shadows" fan hoped to see.

  • Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail

    Dark Shadows' only meaningful relationship is between Depp and his audience. He's a persona now, no longer an actor.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Alexander D


    Possibly the most disappointing and ultimately dysfunctional quality possessed by DARK SHADOWS, usually-impressive filmmaker Tim Burtonâ(TM)s latest piece, is that neither of its two main genres work. Anyone who has gone to the movies in the past three months has likely seen at least… More

  • Justin Y


    Stemming from the television series by the same name, Tim Burton takes a bite out of the supernatural with <i>Dark Shadows</i>.<p>The concept behind the story screams of eccentric visuals and even outlandish characters and this is something that is in the realm of… More

  • Drake T


    Burton's latest live action instalment is more or less a disappointment of disjointed events. It's unfortunate really, as it had all the quirky characters and charming little scenes that you'd expect from the guy (It's silly and fun!) but it was built on none of… More

  • Everett J


    Johnny Depp has made a career out of playing odd ball characters. From Willy Wonka to Edward Scissorhands and Jack Sparrow, he has a knack for bringing the weird into the mainstream. Here he plays Barnabas Collins, a man who has been cursed for breaking the heart of Angelique(Eva… More

  • KJ P


    Never knowing where it wants to go, "Dark Shadows" is the type of movie that only die hard Tim Burton fans will love. The cast is fantastic as they always are in his films, but the story is very generic and almost feels like it steals from the rules of twilight sometimes.… More

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