One of the Best Films of the Year

Rating: 8/10 (19 November 1999)

I have just seen Sleepy Hollow and I think it is not only one of the best (and most imaginative) films of 1999, but definately Tim Burton's milestone film. All of his past films have done alot in filmaking, but this new version of Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" had me speechless with it's dazzling acting, effects, art direction and action (not to mention an unbilled appearence by Christopher Walken.
The story has Ichabod Crane, played by Johnny Depp in a very deep acting role, as a constable from New York sent up to the superstitious town of Sleepy Hollow. Where a ghostly figure named The Headless Horseman rides in the night be-heading people on his steed without mercy in his pursuit. It gets better after that with a mystery unfolding in a manner only suited for Burton.
Despite some story changes from the original Sleepy Hollow story by Irving (and a usual ending as such in these type of movies) it never stopped to amaze me with its good ensemble cast, dazzling set designs, and visual effects. This deserves to be at the top of the scary films league (though as a horror film, it only makes it prudent with its head severing). A+