Tim Burton gives us one of the best movies of all time!

Rating: 10/10 (16 February 2008)

When the opening credits began I was already very excited. I had goosebumps. It does begin with a song, but I was not worried about that. I don't like those musicals when people begin dancing and getting mad and the musics don't play an important role. In Sweeney Todd it's very different. The lyrics tell us the story, and the musics are even exciting. Sondheim's soundtrack is great too. Johnny and Helena sing beautifully. But Alan's, Timothy's and Sacha's singing are a bit odd. Johnny deserved to win an Oscar since the first role he played, but now that he's nominated, he deserves it more than ever. His character must have made many people have nightmares. One of his best characters yet. Helena also deserved to be at least nominated. She is simply great as Mrs. Lovett. I could even give some laughs in some of her scenes. Sacha plays another memorable character, just like Borat.
Lots of blood, the dark London, the barber shop, the pies shop, at last, everything from special effects to makeup, figurine and production design is simply amazing and scary. There's a very surprising ending, which made me stay stunned for half an hour after I left the movies.
This is a stunning and scary film, one of the best I have ever watched, and surely the best musical, that deserves to be remembered and deserves a special place in my DVD shelf. Once again, Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter did their job in a wonderful film with an exceptional ending that must be watched by everyone, even by the ones who doesn't like musicals.