Another Masterpiece by Burton

Rating: 9/10 (26 May 2008)

Sweeney Todd (2007, Dir. Tim Burton)
Returning back to London after his wife and daughter had been stolen by Judge Turpin (Rickman), Benjamin Barker adopts the name of Sweeney Todd (Depp) and relocates his barber business to the top of Mrs. Lovett's (Carter) pie shop. Todd wants his revenge on the man who has now adopted his daughter (Wisener), and works with Mrs. Lovett on an evil plan. Todd will slice the throats of the unsuspecting public whilst giving them a shave. These bodies would then be turned into Mrs. Lovett's new meat pies. With this plan being successful, all Todd needs to do now, is try and convince the Judge to sit in his chair.
After the successful 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' remake and the magnificent 'Corpse Bride', Tim Burton introduces us to his next weird and wonderful movie. This time it's the dark tale of Sweeney Todd. All the usual ingredients of a Tim Burton movie are included here. The dark humour, the beautiful sets and the amazing acting talents of Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter are all found here. Add to this the fellow talent of Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall and Sacha Baron Cohen, as well as the well written music; you got another hit from Burton. Each star surprisingly has a good singing voice and is able to perform excellent versions of their songs, with Johnny Depp sounding a lot like David Bowie. Timothy Spall doesn't provide a great voice as a person, but a perfect voice for the character. If you don't like musicals, this would probably not change you mind, but if you're a musical fan or a actual movie fan, then you should adore this.
He certainly does. Sweeney Todd's Tonsorial Parlor, above my Meat Pie Emporium in Fleet Street.  Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter)