The 10 Most Disappointing Movies Of The Past 5 Years

From:  The Backlot

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Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows was that rare case when a bigt ime director’s visual aesthetic melded perfectly with dated old source material. But aside from an impressively spooky appearance, what else did did Dark Shadows get right? The movie mocks soap opera conventions and peddles through subplots, but nothing sticks. It’s as if you’re watching a pitch for a movie (“Tim Burton! Johnny Depp! ’70s schlock! Let’s get Michelle Pfeiffer too! Why not?”) and not an actual film with real comedy, real kookiness, or a real point. It’s an anemic movie that wants to be bloody fabulous. I hate when Hollywood successfully engages the country in a silly, campy throwback, yet can’t even deliver on the promise of a silly good time.