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"Casual, delightful silliness."

"A welcome return to form for Tim Burton."

"A charming (if unnecessary) legacy sequel."

"It’s basically comfort food for long-term Burton fans."

"For anyone who loved the first movie, it’s contagious."

"The mania feels consistently forced. The fun is diluted."

"Full of gaudy set-pieces but fails to add much to the original."

"Tim Burton returns to the tangible strangeness of his early career."

"Inventive fun but... won't live too long in the memory."

"Nostalgia bait of the worst kind."

"A hollow, lifeless sequel."

"That rare thing, a big-budget comedy which is actually funny."

"If anything (Keaton) seems to have more energy than he did 35 years ago."

"Burton’s visual inventiveness hasn’t deserted him. But his ability to tell a coherent story is very much in doubt."

"Watching it is a small but significant relief, like reconnecting with an estranged friend."

"It’s not Burton at his very best, but like its fiendish antihero, it does the trick."