Wayy different the the book

Rating: 9/10 (17 April 2006)

I would like to start this review off by saying that Tim Burton is one of the most talented and gifted directors to ever appear in Hollywood.In this retelling of the Legend of Sleep Hollow by Washingtom Ivring. In this movie Ichabod Crane is not an English teacher but a New Yrok Constable in the year 1799. The acting in this film is phenomenal Johnny Depp gives quite a performance as Ichabod. He pull off the role quite nicely and is even squeamish like in the book. Now to the violence, decapitations, as you probably know this is the story of Ichabod's disbelief of the legend of the Headless Horseman,who cuts off heads quite cleanly (which is why Ichabod is in Sleepy Hollow in the first place). Now, the decapitations while shown, are not deserving of an R-rating and I believe this film could have gotten away with a PG-13, though there are a few scenes of graphic blood. There is no language or sexual content in this film, which is another reason i believe it could have gotten away with a PG-13. I loved this movie and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a haunting good time