Style AND Substance.

Rating: 8/10 (25 November 1999)

From the moment this movie opens you know a master like Tim Burton has to be behind it. Dark, detailed, and it retains a kind of "I am taking myself seriously, but not by much," humor. The costumes and sets are spectacular, and it will be a travesty if at least the costumes are not recognized by the Academy.
Depp's portrayal of Ichabod Crane is very good. I've never read the story so I don't exactly know what Crane is supposed to be like, but I remember the Disney movie well and Depp seems to pull that off well 8). Most of the other performances are also above average, though I was honestly a little disappointed that Walken (the Hessian) didn't have any spoken lines (well, that is if "ARRRRRH!" doesn't count as a spoken line). He's always been a favorite of mine. But he was obviously having fun.
So my vote is an 8, an above average movie, and we definitely get what we're promised: plenty of heads do roll.