Grotesque and awfully boring

Rating: 1/10 (9 February 2008)

In watching this movie I couldn't help think that how fundamentally different I must be to a large percentage of the world if I can be so bored and disappointed by such a movie that so many people seem to enjoy.
I enjoy all types of music, as long as there is a good tune and harmony, or at least something interesting happening with it. The music in this reminded me of what I could produce in 5 minutes if someone told me to think of some tunes for a musical. There is nothing here that will be sung at any point in the future - nothing that brings goosebumps to your skin with its musical ingenuity or complexity.
The music aside, what a gruesome, yet wholly boring story! Isn't the point of a movie to get the audience interested in the story and actually care about what is going on? Why would we care about a cannibalistic couple, and why would we want Sweeney to succeed in finding his daughter again when he so mercilessly kills strangers and eats them? The movie is truly a case of 100% style (even that is boring after the first 5 minutes) and 0% substance.
And the casting... it was like a "who's who" of recent mainstream movies such as the Harry Potter series (just one more movie to add to their lists), along with a Mrs. Burton (I'm sure that audition was tough) and some pirate who was apparently attempting a cockney accent. Even the teenaged boy and girl were not suitably good-looking enough and lacked any sort of screen presence.
In summary, do not see. Save your money and purchase some true art or decent music.