It's a 'style' movie...

Rating: 7/10 (7 March 2008)

I'm very thrilled about this movie, I hadn't watched anything so entertaining for a very long time.
Opposing to what some people say, the drawbacks from the original story in this movie is exactly what was needed. Todd being simply a mindless murder (a.k.a 'The bad guy') just doesn't keep you entertained. This movie goes a bit deeper, trying to explore the mind of the murder, leaving space for one's own thought, not artificially trying to put on assumptions.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is definitely my favorite movie of Year 2007. I am no big fan of either Burton or Depp, but this movie just takes you away with it's style. I'm am not even fan of musicals, but putting melody in the conversations just makes it a tad more interesting and entertaining.
I hope people would more often rate movies as a piece of filmography, not conformity to some actor's usual roles, or the accordance to original story. I, as a person who hadn't heard anything about Sweeney Todd before, and watched this movie not because Depp is staring, think it's great, entertaining, thoughtful and even funny.