The history of the world, my friend...

Rating: 10/10 (18 May 2008)

I'll never forget the time I saw Sweeney in the theaters. Simply put, this is a PHENOMENAL movie. It is another Depp/Burton collaboration, and simply put, this is Burton's best film, Depp's best performance (he IS the movie), and simply put, the best movie I ever saw. And as a Sondheim/Stage Musical adaptation, you can't beat it.
STORY: Benjamin Barker, who was falsely imprisoned for foolishness, comes back to London to find Judge Turpin, the man who stole his wife. In London, he lives with Nellie Lovett, a pie shop owner who has him set up a barbershop on the upper level. What really happens in the barbershop, is dark and secret- he kills people and Lovett bakes them into yummy meat pies (I want one of those pies!)! His main goal is to kill Turpin. Living with them is Toby, a young boy who's an alcoholic and doesn't know about their secrets...
THOUGHTS: A STUNNING movie. Great music, amazing singing, and great Gothic visuals that add to the gloomy and dark feel to it. As a Dark Comedy, it works as well- for such a tragic movie, this has lots of Dark Comedy! I mean, some scenes will you'll laugh your butt off.
OVERALL: You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll go "ewwwww!".
An amazing movie, you will not regret seeing it!