Sumptiously mounted and stylish, but with a weak plot

Rating: Null/10 (4 February 2009)

This film has outstanding production design but a weak plot. It begins well and Johnny Depp is quite amusing as the naive but enthusiastic investigator Ichabod Crane. After about fifty minutes, the plot stalls and we see beautiful image after beautiful image with little connection to the storyline. It seems obvious that Burton got so enraptured with the look of the film (admittedly great) that there was no time for other details. Also, Depp share little chemistry with co-star Ricci. Christopher Walken is terrifying but has little to do. Still worth a watch for it's sheer style.
Overall 5/10