Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: March 30, 1988 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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Elaborate special effects ruin the whimsy of this haunted house movie. The filmmakers parcel out the horrific gags so tirelessly they lose sight of the tale they're telling. This is one ghost story that needed an exorcism. [30 March 1988, p.C8]
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The screenplay is foolish and Michael Keaton overplays the title role badly, but director Tim Burton gives the comedy a heap of visual imagination. [22 Apr 1988]