Humorous and quirky

Rating: 8/10 (28 August 2000)

This film is definitely a quirky adaptation of the original Washington Irving story. It has Tim Burton's handiwork all over it, just look at interesting camera angles, dark scenes and quirky humor.
I think Johnny Depp played the slightly unbalanced Icabod Crane quite well, keeping Burton's dark humor just under the surface of the character. Besides, Depp is at his best in a character role, i.e. Benny & Joon, Cry Baby, Dead Man, Ed Wood, etc. Christina Ricci also performed well as a Burton character, though more on the beautiful but mysterious side rather than the dark humor of Depp's character.
I recommend it to horror/suspense fans, especially Depp, Burton and Ricci fans.