Great take on an old story

Rating: 8/10 (3 August 2004)

This movie Sleepy Hollow is an interesting take on the old horror story The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow. The effects and sets are great. I love that dark sky brooding look of this film. Johnny Depp is wonderful as a complex Icabod Crane. At times he's brave and precise and at other times he's easily terrified and still at other times he's down right funny. The film itself mirrors Depp's character. The movie is scary at times and then it turns funny. It always stays in good taste though. It is a delicate balancing act that works perfectly!
While this movie is first a horror film, it is also a bit of a mystery film too. I found myself, like Depp's character, trying to "discover" the perpetrator of the crimes. I also found myself trying to figure out the reason for the ghastly crimes.
All in all Sleepy Hollow is very good. Maybe not classic material for me but, very good. I recommend it highly!! 8 out of 10