Blood! Gore! Tim Burton! Johnny Depp! Musical?!!!!!

Rating: 10/10 (23 August 2008)

Yes, you read right, it is a MUSICAL and don't worry, this is a positive review. I adore musicals with a passion, but when I was in New York in the year 2005 (when I hadn't quite caught the musical bug yet), I noticed that Sweeney Todd was a musical and what did I think?: BAD IDEA (even though i had not heard the music). 2 years later, I am now a musical nut, so, I went to see this with high expectations and guess what? That 15 year old version of me, i could've gave him a slap. Sweeney Todd is FANTASTIC!!!!!! The visual tone of Tim Burton is supremely evident in this film. Most of the film is done in a grey-tone. One noticeable feature is that with flashbacks or fantasies, the colour tone is extremely bright and colourful. And amongst the grey-tone, the blood spurts out bright red! Johnny Depp plays this role to perfection as a man with his mind warped towards vengeance. I consider him as the perfect anti-hero. Helena Bonham Carter is superb as Mrs. Lovett (Sweeney's partner in crime). She plays the very beautiful, yet wilted English rose that is Mrs. Lovett. Now, to the section which peaks my interest: the music. One word for Stephen Sondheim: Genius. The music is absolutely wonderful. These are the kind of songs that you start humming along to. I love that nearly every two minutes of dialogue is surrounded by songs. That is what makes a musical amazing. and for the last section, the violence. The reason why the legend of Sweeney Todd is infamous. Let's just say if you don't have a strong stomach, don't watch it. I'm not a fan of horror movies, but the fact that it is a musical, that makes up for it.
So, to conclude, watch this film if you can because it is brilliant.
And this goes to show that the movie-musical is not a dying breed of genre. BRING ON THE MOVIE MUSICALS!!!!!! 10/10