A wonderfully made (if dark) musical!

Rating: 9/10 (29 January 2008)

This is the second Tim Burton film I've seen (the first one being Corpse Bride), and I can see why people are starting to like his films.
Tim Burton is a man who's not afraid to go dark in terms of look, performance and humour. This film, based on the popular musical, includes these things.
Johnny Depp is wonderful as Sweeney Todd, who was sentenced to prison for 'foolishness'. He returns to find that Mrs Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter) has taken over his previous home. She sells the worst pies in London. But, after finding his razors, he decides to use them to seek revenge on the judge (Alan Rickman) who imprisoned him.
This is a great film, with great songs, wonderful performances and a funny performance by Sacha Baron Cohen (even though I hate Borat). I do hope that Johnny Depp wins the Oscar. He deserves it! ^_^