This may be light family entertainment, but it’s also a pleasingly perverse celebration of Victorian morbidity.

| Jun 29, 2022

It is a romance first and foremost, dressed up with Halloween-y scares, spooky supernatural elements, and Tim Burton's usual Hot Topic aesthetic (I mean this in a very good way).

| Oct 20, 2021

A fine mix of rot and romance.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 18, 2021

The animation is exquisite, the songs captivating and the macabre story is told with just the right amount of sweet and spook.

| Nov 6, 2020

A sweet, moving fantasy, clearly geared towards adults over kids - a quality many of the most effective children's diversions tend to follow.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Sep 29, 2020

A visually stunning, yet tender film.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 5, 2020

There is something about hand-crafted art that lends it a special enchantment.

| Feb 28, 2020

While not exactly on par with "Nightmare [Before Christmas]," Corpse Bride is still a delightful film with a look that really fits its rather macabre story.

| Original Score: B | Nov 19, 2019

From its sleek, meticulously crafted visuals to the enchanting simplicity of the characters and story, Corpse Bride is a treat for the whole family.

| Nov 7, 2019

A clever, wickedly funny motion picture experience.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 5, 2019

Overall it is a satisfying ghost story.

| Original Score: B | Apr 18, 2019

The Corpse Bride may be a bit too melancholy to find a real family audience, but for an adult who hasn't quite given up on happily ever afters and strange goings on in the dark woods, it's just the ticket.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Mar 21, 2011

Another Burtonesque blur of wise-guy nudging and romantic exhilaration

| Sep 1, 2009

"Better Off Dead" would have been a better title choice for Tim Burton's self-indulgently macabre attempt at creating an animated underworld of gleeful singing corpses.

| Original Score: D+ | Apr 15, 2009

There is a BEETLEJUICE-type of manic energy %u2014 a sense of imagination run riot that makes the film always worth watching, even when the story loses traction

| Oct 21, 2008

A brilliantly animated, deliciously macabre and strangely touching triumph.

| Sep 7, 2008

As fun as the film occasionally is, it just plays like a compilation of greatest hits.

| Aug 16, 2007

Burton thinks in intuitive images, and there are sights here that I would love to have framed on my wall.

| Original Score: B+ | Jul 30, 2007

In the hands of another director, this material could have been dead on arrival, but for Mr. Burton it's dead on.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 14, 2007

Everything from the design to Elfman's score suffers from a "been there, done that" feeling.

| Original Score: C+ | Jun 21, 2007