Tim Burton is truly an artist

Rating: 10/10 (7 January 2000)

I gave the film imdb's highest rating, but Sleepy Hollow has me a bit torn. On one hand, the plot, characters, and dialogue (basically, the script) were nothing special. However, the acting, music, and cinematography were stunning. Danny Elfman's score perfectly captured the mood of the film, and Johnny Depp was fantastic as always..but even more so.

And the cinematography...my God... Sleepy Hollow actually looks like it was painted instead of filmed. Every wide angle shot and long shot in the film looks like a painting, and many of the close-ups look like portraits! Tim Burton and Emmanuel Lubezki have created what is possibly the best LOOKING film of all time and, to my eyes, that feat deserves a 10.