Absolutely absurd and wonderfully unpredictable
10/10
Author: anne-217-54013 from Finland
12 May 2012

There are not many movies like this one. One doesn't see whats coming. The lead characters aren't heroes or morally strong. Everyone is wonderfully twisted and very broken. Different. Michelle pfeiffer and Johnny depp do a wonderful job in creating the melodrama wibe required for remaking a soap-opera. When you watch this you ought to remember the whole drama part of it is intentionally over the top. Keeping that in mind the unpredictability is to be appreciated.

My opinion is that critics are too tough on Johnny Depp. They are so to speak used to his brilliance. Depp' s Barnabbas is another great character. It seems he has already given so many memorable performances so that people cannot fully take them all in. If this would be the first Depp film a person sees, that person would surely think it was a one of a kind role performance.