A good nights sleep at the cinema..

Rating: 6/10 (30 January 2000)

I was very disappointed with this film.. it would appear that the films distributors wanted to make as much money as possible from this film, therefore cutting a whole 9 minutes of action from the 18 rated US version and releasing it as a 15 certificate.
The story could be concluded in a single line - a headless horseman has been killing people in a place called Sleepy Hollow.. and that was essentially it. The film wandered around aimlessly trying to entice people with what will happen next, but it was all too obvious and predictable. There were no surprises, maybe because they were cut from the English version. The script was poor, and the actors were struggling to deliver to their true potential, partially because there wasn't enough of it to go at.
As for directing, Tim Burton did a reasonable job, but I would not go as far as to say as I enjoyed this more than Batman, for example. The special effects were reasonable and the cutting of heads was nicely done. Although I'm sure there would have been more horror for if it were not cut itself onto the editors floor.
I hope if Tim Burton reads this that he will restore the film to its full length and let it have its 18 Certificate it should have, maybe then I could enjoy it and not fall into a Sleepy Hollow when watching it.
6 out of 10.