This film was worth the wait...

Rating: 8/10 (19 November 1999)

I've been looking forward to this picture for a long time and it didn't disappoint at all. By far, the best Tim Burton film so far. I loved Ed Wood, and I was pleased to see Martin Landau make a cameo in the opening scene.
Johnny Depp is very entertaining as Ichabod Crane, and the rest of the cast puts in good performances as well. Burton maintains his usual darkness about this movie, just as with most of his others. And it works to perfection in the setting of the small town of Sleepy Hollow surrounded by the seriously creepy forest. But make no mistake about it, the horseman carries this story, and he does not disappoint.
Crane sets out to discover who is killing people in Sleepy Hollow, but he soon finds out that what the people have been telling him is true. The murderer is a demon on horseback with no head. The question then becomes why?
This movie gets right to it, and then it doesn't stop until all is clear. I would like to have seen Christopher Walken get a few lines though. He is so compelling that even his smallest performances can stay with you for a long time. Even still, you will not be disappointed in this one.