Greatest Horror-Musical Ever!

Rating: 9/10 (22 December 2007)

My girlfriend turned me onto the stage play of Sweeney Todd last year, and I became a big fan. When I heard it was going to be made into a movie, I cringed. Then I heard Tim Burton was going to be directing, I felt a little better. Then I heard Johnny Depp was going to be Sweeney Todd. I felt a lot better. But once I saw that it was actually going to be rated R for strong bloody violence, I was sold. This to me meant that they were going to keep it faithful to the original story.
This is by FAR the best horror musical ever and one of the best movies of the year. People initially get turned off of it when they hear it's a musical. I'll be the first to tell you, that you won't notice it after the first 5 minutes. Johnny Depp makes this picture, and has a great supporting cast around him. He goes from being a funny, adventurous pirate in PotC, to becoming a homicidal madman out for blood and revenge. The one thing I didn't much care for was the character of Toby, as he irritated me, but the rest was superb.
Another thing I will mention is the violence. When I heard it was strong bloody violence, I couldn't really picture it since it was a Tim Burton film. But this is also one of the most blood soaked mainstream movies I've ever seen. Many throats are slashed and we are treated to glorious showers of blood spray each time. The ending is one of the most disturbing I've ever seen. It's a hell of a twist, and it's just sad as hell.
So whatever memories you have of Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow or any of his other characters, throw them out the window. This is a new, vicious, violent, and vengeful Johnny Depp who further makes his case as the best actor of this current generation. He along with Tim Burton, and this fabulous cast, has made Sweeney Todd one of the best movies of this year.
And please don't ignore it just because it's a musical. 9/10