Corpse Bride (2005)

Beautiful to look at, but too slight a story to sustain a full-length feature.

It's supposed to be a musical, but this movie would have been far better if they'd excised all of the songs. They're not memorable and they only serve to slow down the story. Plus, if we're meant to enjoy the lyrics, the singers need to be both understandable and able to carry a tune. It makes no sense to me that the actors did their own songs -- most came off as tonally wobbly and mush-mouthed.

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