Excellent "horror" movie.

Rating: 10/10 (30 July 2005)

Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci were superb in Sleepy Hollow with Depp adding a discreet, crumbling yet comical spin to Constable Ichabod Crane and Ricci giving her all as the white witch Katrina Van Tassel.
Tim Burton has once again proved that he and Johnny Depp work well together and has provided the audience with a delectable delight that is also comical in places.
Much to Johnny Depp's disappointment (yet much to the audience's delight) Tim Burton did not run with the idea of Ichabod Crane having the gnarled facial features that the novel suggests but instead finds the beauty in the character and represents it magnificently.
However, I did find the effects (especially the ) bordering on disappointing. The did not look real at all and the decapitated head of Magistrate Phillips was clearly that of a dummy and was not as realistic as I would have liked.
The gore is relatively tame and I honestly cannot see how it is an effective horror movie. I enjoyed it immensely and recommend it to anyone.