Perfect match?

Rating: 10/10 (30 January 2008)

Depp and Burton are always a perfect match. I rarely enjoy a musical film to say it is one of my favorite films and I can't think of a musical that Burton would have done better. This film really was better than my expectations. Visually, the film is fantastic and a couple of times found myself thinking "How amazing was that last shot?". I'm thinking particularly of a great shot that shoots up through the streets of London at the beginning of the film. Reminded me of Baz Luhman's Moulin Rogue and the shot through Paris, which funnily enough is the only other musical I would recommend. I found the singing sensational. All the singing was done amazingly well and fitted the scenes perfectly. I think that probably the humor is lost for some, I found it all entertaining though, even the gory throat slitting segments I found amusing with the musical element to it. I loved the story of the film, I understand the play is slightly different, which is perfectly understandable. I will be going to see this on stage at the first opportunity. I feel only Burton could have done this film as properly as this. His style fits the story perfectly.