Classic Burton
Director Tim Burton goes back to his stop-motion storyboard and reanimates (as it were) a previous 29-minute film short, and in the process returns to the sweet oddball spirit of his earlier triumphs like “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” While not a true original in its own right, and therefore not a classic, this Frankenstein tale of a boy and his dog is slow in spots, but it’s still classic Burton with his creepy, kooky trademarks, so we’ll take it. Rated PG for thematic elements, scary images and action.
Grade: B
Bruce Bennett Short Bio
Bruce Bennett has been the primary contributor to Mad About Movies since it began in 2003. He is an award winning film and theater critic who, since 2000, has been writing a weekly column in The Spectrum daily newspaper in southern Utah as well as serving as a contributing editor of “The Independent,” a monthly entertainment magazine. He is also the co-host of “Film Fanatics” a movie review show which earned a Telly in 2009. Bruce is also a featured contributor at: RottenTomatoes.com
His motto: "I see bad movies so you don't have to."