A critically-acclaimed Johnny Depp movie is rising from its streaming grave

Johnny Depp’s Film career has changed dramatically. The famous actor has appeared in many legendary and groundbreaking films such as Edward Scissorhands and But the pirate of the Caribbean. However, he also got involved in a number of hit projects and was quickly forgotten. But now, one of these forgotten films is haunting the streaming charts.

Based on FlixPatrol, Dark is the 9th most popular series on Hulu. First released in 2012, the series is a reboot of the popular soap opera of the same name that ran from 1966 to 1971. Notoriously, the soap opera began as a TV series. normal daytime. However, when it was on the verge of cancellation, the writers introduced a vampire character. The show became an instant hit, making the series a supernatural-focused series.

Dark follows Victoria Winters, a woman who moves to Maine to become a tutor to the eccentric but historic Collins family. However, when a construction team stumbles upon the body of Collins’ long-lost patriarch Barnabas Collins, they learn that not only is the man still alive, but he’s actually a vampire. Dragon.

Barnabas quickly begins to restore the family to its former glory, while Victoria and the rest of the family attempt to untangle the story of how Barnabas became a vampire. And it quickly turns out that some old grudge may be haunting the family.

The film had an uneventful release, grossing only $79.7 million in the United States. However, the film did much better internationally, grossing a total of $245.5 million. Some of its box office problems have been blamed on The Avengers, released on the same day. NS Avengers completely dominated the media and public consciousness at the time, limiting Dark reach to.

However, the film did poorly with critics. It has only a 35% review score on Rotten Tomatoes. The main complaint from critics is that the film is very distracting with an overly complicated plot that is suppressed by many half-hearted subplots. This also leads to the film having tonality issues with moments of gothic drama clashing with overly goofy comedy that often turns into childish humour.

Viewers were also dissatisfied with the film, giving it an overall audience score of 46%. Many of the critics’ complaints were reflected by the viewers. Many assumed the movie simply didn’t know what it wanted to be. However, many viewers praised the look of the film, as it produced some memorable gothic locations.

When Dark at the time, it was amazing how people could rediscover it through the streaming feature. While it’s not the greatest movie in cinematic history, it’s still a gripping take on a classic series and quite unlike any other before or since.