Not bad at all...

Rating: 8/10 (19 November 1999)

With the credit "Directed by Tim Burton" on the film, its easy for it to get much hype. I myself bought into the hype, and to say that I wasn't a little disappointed would be a lie.
But nevertheless, this was by no means a bad movie. I was, in fact, everything it was meant to be: FUN. And fun it was.
From the very beginning to the very end, you will witness heads spinning, rolling, and flying through the air with the whif of the horseman's sword. Tim Burton definately has fun with this, and really does a good job of turning it into some pretty horrific scenes.
The film also had great cinematography, incredible set design, an amazing musical score, and...oh yeah...some pretty freakin' cool special effects. The acting was so so, as Johnny Depp doesn't really know how to make his character a hero, Christina Ricci was good, and so was everyone else. That also includes Christopher Walken, who plays the horseman with a head. He has no lines but just by looking at him he really puts the fear of god in your heart.
So Tim Burton does it again. His goriest, weirdest, goriest, action-filled, goriest, scariest, and goriest movie to date. Did I mention that it was pretty gory? Oh, well, that's okay. If you're not of the faint of heart. So if you're not, and Tim Burton is your kind style, go see this movie and have fun.