Visually attractive.

Rating: Null/10 (5 April 2000)

Well that's for sure. What is most striking for 'Sleepy Hollow' is its extreme visually attractiveness. Everything looks the way it should. Or: everything looks as imperfect as it should. Does this make 'Sleepy Hollow' a realistic movie: no (even besides the practically unrealistic story). But that won't decrease the fun watching the movie.
The characters are quite one-dimensional. Johnny Depp's part though is quite realistic since it is one of the rare heroes that is actually more afraid than heroic. Ricci's part is as flat as all the other parts in the movie. But maybe this was Burton's intention anyway... to do some self-parody.
The visual effects are amazing though which makes up for a lot and the beginning credits are hauntingly beautiful.
This is just a movie to watch not to look at all the little mistakes in the screenplay (like the American flags that look very much like the current one although the story is set somewhere in the 1790's).
I would say: 8 out of 10, but that's because it's Tim Burton and because of the visual credits.