Corpse Bride
1 Oscar Nominations
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In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living.
What critics thought
Broadly acclaimed on release, Corpse Bride drew near-universal praise for its stop-motion craft and darkly whimsical atmosphere, with most critics marveling at the imagination poured into both the land of the living and the underworld. The main point of contention was emotional depth: a handful of reviewers felt the visual dazzle masked a story too thin to fully engage the heart, while the majority found genuine warmth underneath the bones.
“This macabre musical about a young bridegroom who mistakenly weds a girl from beyond the grave is an endearingly schizoid Frankenstein of a movie, by turns relentlessly high-spirited and darkly poignant.”
Justin Chang·Variety
“Corpse Bride suffers from the same problem that has plagued Burton's recent live-action films: for all its formidable razzle-dazzle, it doesn't engage the heart.”
Rene Rodriguez·Miami Herald
“The film does have a fairy-tale aspect, but, like many of its characters, it is more dead and buried than fully alive.”
Kenneth Turan·Los Angeles Times
“What makes Corpse Bride sing, ultimately, is the breadth of imagination that it demonstrates; creating a cluttered, textured and mysteriously beautiful world that we're loathe [sic] to leave at the end.”
Moira MacDonald·The Seattle Times
“In the guise of a family film, Burton evokes a darkly erotic obsession that recalls Edgar Allan Poe and Hitchcock's Vertigo. It would be a test for any filmmaker, and Burton aces it.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
Genres
Romance, Fantasy, Animation
Cast & Crew
DirectorMike Johnson, Tim Burton
StarringJohnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman, Paul Whitehouse
ComposerDanny Elfman
Corpse Bride
1 Oscar Nominations
In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living.
What critics thought
Broadly acclaimed on release, Corpse Bride drew near-universal praise for its stop-motion craft and darkly whimsical atmosphere, with most critics marveling at the imagination poured into both the land of the living and the underworld. The main point of contention was emotional depth: a handful of reviewers felt the visual dazzle masked a story too thin to fully engage the heart, while the majority found genuine warmth underneath the bones.
“This macabre musical about a young bridegroom who mistakenly weds a girl from beyond the grave is an endearingly schizoid Frankenstein of a movie, by turns relentlessly high-spirited and darkly poignant.”
Justin Chang·Variety
“Corpse Bride suffers from the same problem that has plagued Burton's recent live-action films: for all its formidable razzle-dazzle, it doesn't engage the heart.”
Rene Rodriguez·Miami Herald
“The film does have a fairy-tale aspect, but, like many of its characters, it is more dead and buried than fully alive.”
Kenneth Turan·Los Angeles Times
“What makes Corpse Bride sing, ultimately, is the breadth of imagination that it demonstrates; creating a cluttered, textured and mysteriously beautiful world that we're loathe [sic] to leave at the end.”
Moira MacDonald·The Seattle Times
“In the guise of a family film, Burton evokes a darkly erotic obsession that recalls Edgar Allan Poe and Hitchcock's Vertigo. It would be a test for any filmmaker, and Burton aces it.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
Genres
Romance, Fantasy, Animation
Cast & Crew
DirectorMike Johnson, Tim Burton
StarringJohnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman, Paul Whitehouse
ComposerDanny Elfman
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