Terrible Bloody Mess

Rating: 2/10 (12 January 2008)

As a usual fan of Burton, I felt that this movie was his absolute worst. The singing, in my opinion, was terrible and the movie was way too gory. I was expecting it to be a movie full of blood (since Sweeney Todd was one of the first Serial Killer), but Burton went WAY overboard with it. It was good that Burton tried his hand at a musical, but he overshadowed it with his usual creepiness and giving his friends (Carter, Depp, etc) roles that were way over their heads. Carter actually impressed me, but Depp was terrible. He really can't sing. If you want to see a movie where you see more blood than a majority of horror movies and disturbing scenes in which you cringe, then see this movie. If you want to see theater, then go see another movie or a play.