boe_dye sez: It's sad that I had to view this as i did...

Rating: 9/10 (5 February 2008)

to Tim, Helena, and Johnny, Alan, Sacha, and that guy who plays Peter Pettigrew in Harry Potter, sorry you didn't get my money, but if it's any consolation cinemark, center township wouldn't play your film. Even though they had a huge cardboard cutout advertisement of this film in the lobby since summer of 07, they still didn't play it.
Anyway, the review...
I really didn't know what to expect when it came to this film. I had sort of heard of it when it was mentioned in "Jersey Girl", but other then that my knowledge was totally non existent.
On one hand I had a fairly difficult time understanding much of what was being said, but only because of the incredibly thick cockney accents that were being used Which in all fairness made the film more believable. All of the players did a spectacular job in the making of this film.
I was most surprise by Cohen's performance as the most i knew of him up until that point was borat, and i hardly call that acting as much as i would call it acting like a complete tool and getting paid for cruelty to his fellow man.
But he did exceptionally well.
I will say that both my wife and i were really kind of depressed towards the end. It's a sad movie, and while you totally understand why sweeny todd wants revenge, by the end of the film you shouldn't feel bad about what happens.
It is a very dark tale, but an enjoyable tale. I would advise anyone who is a fan of Burton and Depp to see it, and actually pay to see it. It is worth it.