I Wanted to Love It So Much...And I Did

Rating: 10/10 (9 November 2015)

Going into this movie I really wanted to love it and went in with high expectations. As it progressed I decided to open up my mind more and felt myself immersed in it's world. By the end was stunned.
The idea of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is great. Its not often that you watch a musical about a murderous barber. But what's a great idea without a plot? Fortunately, Burton knew what he was doing, and the plot was very well done. Sure, he had the help of the original Broadway musical, but either way it was done very well.
The characters are all well developed. They have their distinct character traits, but they're all very quirky and interesting, which adds to their personalities a lot. They're quite amusing to watch, and it makes the movie a lot more enjoyable.
The lighting is one of my favorite parts of it. It's dark and sets the tone of the movie immediately, and it carries through perfectly throughout the whole movie (save for one scene where it made sense to brighten the mood a bit).
The songs are all quite well done. The singing and music is all very pleasant to listen to and adds a nice charm to the movie. Some of the story is told through song, and luckily the lyrics are pretty easy to understand, so long as you have your volume turned up enough to hear it properly (duh).
Overall Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is amazing. With an incredible plot, great characters, good songs, and fantastic lighting it's hard to find anything I didn't like. It's a movie that proves that murder and humor can go hand-in-hand. Despite what I've heard, the violence isn't that bad. It's bloody sure, but it's not horrific or hard to watch or anything. but if you don't like blood then you probably shouldn't watch this movie, which is really unfortunate that you'll have to miss out. If you didn't like it then that's almost as unfortunate, because it really is a great movie. In the end, I would highly recommend you check out Sweeney Todd, it truly is a masterpiece in my eyes.