i'm the girl who would take ichabod crane over captain jack ANY day

Rating: 8/10 (10 September 2008)

I've never been one of these girls who go all ga-ga when they pass Johnny Depp memorabilia in shopping malls. Like him as an actor, but he's not my idea of beautiful (don't throw stones at me!) Yet, I must say, I was "enchanted," to say the least, seeing Depp play this sweet, mild-mannered, quirky, terrified, and heroic (in the under-dog way) character, Ichabod Crane.
For those of us who have actually read Washington Irving's novel prior to seeing the film, it is NOT the same story...
No spoilers, I promise, but one thing I truly love about this film is the quiet little romance subtly weaving through the entire film: Ichabod and Katrina. I never realized to the full extent the intriguing beauty of Christina Ricci until this film. She expels a sort of Catherine-Linton-aura about her, which makes her bashfully breathtaking. I love the quiet courtship that goes on between the two characters.
That is why I classify this as a love story. A love story behind a bizarre and bloody nightmare that IS Tim Burton, and my number one favorite Johnny Depp film.