Ichabod Crane vs. the Headless Horseman

Rating: 5/10 (13 September 2016)

"Ichabod Crane" (Johnny Depp) is a police constable from New York City who is sent to the small town of Sleepy Hollow to investigate the murder of three people. Although he isn't superstitious and doesn't believe in ghosts or demons, he is surprised to find that all of the residents in Sleepy Hollow attribute the slayings to a "headless horseman" who appears at night and systematically selects his victims without feeling or remorse. Needless to say, being a man of science Ichabod pays little heed to their warnings and seeks out the killer with only a teenage boy named "Young Masbath" to help him out. Unfortunately, he is totally unprepared for what he finds. Now, rather than reveal any more I will just say that this movie wasn't too bad overall. I liked the acting of Johnny Depp and I thought the director (Tim Burton) did an excellent job capturing the spooky autumn night effect so essential for this particular story. On the other hand, I wasn't especially impressed with the acting of Christina Ricci (as "Katrina Van Tassel") or the use of action in lieu of suspense and horror. A bit more gore might have also helped. Be that as it may, it wasn't a bad movie overall but it could have been better and I have rated it accordingly. Average.