Dark Shadows fails to Impress

Dark Shadows ,the new Depp-Burton collaboration has not struck a chord with the critics.Early reviews for the movie say Dark Shadows fails to stick with a proper plot and tends to be very dull and dragging.

This seems to be another low for Johnny Depp whose recent movies have all been critically dull.Its been a long time since a movie starring Depp has been awesome (2007's Sweeney Todd and 2005's Charlie & The Chocolate Factory being the last 2 great movies of his).

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

[a boring movie with plenty of action]

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
IMDB-7.6
RottenTomatoes-60
RJG rating-45

Sherlock Holmes continues his chase of an equally smart Prof.Moriarty

Starring- Robert Downey Jr.,Jude Law ,Jared Harris
Director- Guy Ritchie

Robert Downey gives another good performance as Holmes.But still he is no where near the original Sherlock Holmes.Jude Law is also quite good as a supporting role.Naomi Rapace had little screen time.Jared Harris as Moriarty was bearable.

Story is was the most disappointing.The movie had the old, preventing the world war plot (which was made clear after half the movie was done)till then all we see is Holmes running along making wise cracks.The resemblance of Holmes to Capt.Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean is unmistakable.

Direction was extremely poor.The pace of the movie was very slow ,and the events of the movie kept prodding along.Frequent explosions and fights were interesting but towards the end its over usage was pulling back the momentum of the movie.

The Action scenes were outstanding ,just like the previous version.Holmes' advance fighting strategies and some slow-mo explosions will interest the action junkies.

Overall Sherlock Holmes 2 is a time pass and will interest only action lovers and Downey fans.

Acting- 4/5
Story- 2/5
Direction- 2/5
Action- 4.5/5
Thriller-3/5

Dark Shadows trailer #2

Another fun trailer for Johnny Depp starrer ,Dark Shadows

Trailer #2

Dark Shadows Banner

Dark Shadows posters

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Posters for Dark Shadows

9 character posters from Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows Poster & trailer

The poster and trailer for the much awaited Dark Shadows is out..

It is Tim Burton & Johnny Depp's latest project...

Trailer

The whole Tim Burton package is there--Death+Depp+Whacky Humour