I was extremely nervous about this movie

Rating: 8/10 (25 May 2012)

A fan of Burton films and a fan of Broadway and West End, I really was wary about the two coming together like this. Just because two things are good, doesn't mean they mix well.
So going into the viewing of this movie and attempting to have no expectations and simply let it stand on it's own merits, I was pleasantly surprised by what it is.
The voices are not beautiful, but anybody familiar with Sweeney Todd knows that the voices aren't supposed to be operatic and flawless, this is a gritty, bleak show and the voices and melodies are thus expected to match the atmosphere.
Classic Burton feel, look, costumes, everything. Really a movie to be tried even if you aren't a huge fan of musicals.