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Well I watched this with a hint of trepidation, I must admit I’m not a great fan of this kind of film and, while I found The Nightmare Before Christmas quite enjoyable, that was many years ago. So I wasn’t expecting much from this somewhat short (76 minutes) Tim Burton film, in fact I was expecting it to be pretty dire. I was pleasantly surprised.

The basic premise of the film is that Victor Von Dort (Jonny Depp) a young Nuevo Rich gentlemen is set to marry a girl (Emily Watson of Equilibrium fame) from a formerly wealthy family of the aristocracy. The wedding is to take place for the sake of both families parents, as opposed to any feelings for one another. The whole thing goes horribly wrong when Victor manages to find himself accidentally married to a corpse.

The film is a rather entertaining, if oddball affair, it is primarily a musical, but the songs seemed almost half-hearted compared to some of Burton’s other creations, and certainly didn’t seem to add much to the film. The animation is excellent, in some cases I couldn’t really work out where the puppets ended and the computers began. The voice acting by Depp is adaquate, although he’s not really one for emotions, which I think the Victor character could have done with more of.

All in all it was an entertaining fare. It certainly pushes no boundaries in cinematography or story telling, but I found it a good watch.

3 / 5