Not a bad period horror flick

Rating: 7/10 (30 July 2001)

The problem with horror movies with blood and gore involved is that the audience is so used to the special effects these days that the shock value is no longer there. Therefore the strength of the plot becomes more important to retain the audiences attention for the duration of the movie.
To this end Sleepy Hollow is a novel way of turning a "slasher" movie into a period slasher movie. The problem with this is that the villain "or the suspense" associated with the Headless horsemen loses its scare factor after about 20 mins into the film. After than it is the inevitable ending that you come to expect with the hero saving the day.
Thats the problem I have with this movie, it promises so much yet you feel a little disappointed in the end that it never quite achieved what it set out to do.
Johnny Depp is a little annoying as the bumbmling constable whislt Chrisina Ricci's characted is not developed enough. She seems to fit the bill perfectly for her character, but we never get to see that enough in the movie.
As far as horror flicks go its not too bad. Maybe I have just come to expect more in a storyline these days.