"Good Burton Adaptation!"

Rating: 6/10 (17 October 2013)

Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Jeffrey Jones, Richard Griffiths, Ian McDiarmid, Michael Gough, Christopher Walken and Christopher Lee star in Tim Burton's 1999 horror film based on the novel, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." This takes place in the late 18th century where New York investigator, Ichabod Crane (Depp) is sent to a dreary down, Sleepy Hollow to find clues leading to a mysterious killer who beheads some of the residents. Ricci plays Katrina Van Tassel, Richardson plays her stepmother, Lady Van Tassel, Gambon plays Katrina's father, Baltus, Jones plays Reverand Steenwyck, Griffiths plays Magistrate Philipse, McDiarmid plays Dr. Lancaster, Gough plays Notary Hardenbrook, Lee appears briefly as Burgomaster and Walken plays Hessian Horseman. This is a good adaptation from Burton with a good cast and excellent score by Danny Elfman as usual.