Vengeance is blind, as is unconditional faith in Burton/Depp

Rating: 3/10 (24 December 2007)

One of Burton/Depp's weakest films, quite sadly. Often repelling, at times outright boring, and overall a pointless exercise. As a musical, it is too realistic to be a fun show, but still too traditional for the songs to blend seamlessly into the plot. Depp, while believable, doesn't really shine here - it's Sasha Baron Cohen who has probably the most memorable performance, albeit a short one. And honestly, I am not among those who enjoys numerous closeups of throat slitting and fountains of blood.
To sum up, if you want to see a great vengeance story, better find a good adaptation of Count Monte Cristo - that's as good as it gets.