10 out of 10

Rating: 10/10 (4 February 2008)

Depp and Bonham Carter - a wonderful combination and the two best actors on the circuit. Any lessor actors would have spoiled the film.
The first reviewer mentions Depp sharpening the blade against the strop rather than with it as a goof. But anyone who has ever tried to get a really sharp edge on a blade will know that the last couple of stokes should be towards the edge. This is because the normal strokes leave a burr which can be removed by gently stroking towards the edge.
I'm sure an actor of Depp's skill will have researched his role by speaking to a barber who uses 'cut-throat' razors. Perhaps the film has that 'edge' of authenticity that is a little more subtle than fist appears.