A gore fest of a Musical, and also one of Tim Brton's strongest films.

Rating: Null/10 (2 January 2008)

A disgusting gore fest of a musical, but there is a kind of uniqueness to it that I felt really helped it be worth more credit than just the goriest film of the year. I felt that Helena Bonham Carter was particularly impressive in this picture and she added a much needed lightness to the material. Johnny Depp does fine with singing. Sacha Baron Cohen was quite bizarre. The first half of the film was rather stylish and moving, with barely any on-screen violence, but the second half was just an all out blood feast, littered with spraying arteries, broken bones, and sliced flesh. It's all rather foul, but the film still feels alive despite having a lot of washed out colors and pale skin. If you don't mind A LOT of blood and gore, it's probably worth seeing. But there were parts that really grossed me out. Still, the violence didn't ruin the film for me. Check it out. It has some neat songs.