Hauntingly grotesque, in a good way of course...

Rating: Null/10 (19 April 2000)

Johnny Depp portrays Ichabod Crane, an officer of the law, deported to the small town of Sleepy Hollow, where quite a few headless corpses have been found. He believes in science and is no man of superstition and therefore when the villagers tell him its the acts of a certain headless horseman (Cristopher Walken), he (of course) does not believe them... At first.
This is a one and a half hours pure entertainment. From the ghoulish opening with Danny Elfmans (I must say brilliant) score drumming through your head to the bloody finale. It's a clean mixture of horror, comedy and dark fairy tale. Tim Burton ("Edward Scissorhands", "Batman") has succeeded in making a really good, clean horror film reminding a lot of the "good old days" when Hollywood was still young. I'm referring to such classics as "Frankenstein" and "Dracula" with many others.
I haven't seen a real, good and funny horror film in years. If you like horror, Tim Burton and the crazy music of Danny Elfman this is absolutely something you should go see, and if you haven't heard of Tim Burton or of Danny Elfman and dislike horror films in general, give this one a shot. Believe me when I say that it's different. Different to the kinds of horror we're used to. Gives frights, laughs and chills.
It really deserved an Oscar for Best Set Design. The sets are marvellous! Astonishing!
Rating: 9/10