An excellent Masterpiece by the genius Tim Burton

Rating: Null/10 (21 December 2008)

Sweeney Todd is perhaps the best musical in the last 20 years. The direction of the film by Tim Burton is perfect. Burton commands the screen with every aspect possible, with beautiful music and excellent production designs. Johnny Depp gives his best performance to date in my opinion. He excels at showing true anger and lust for revenge perfectly, with only showing few expressions. But I think the most memorable performance is given by the lovely and talented Helena Bonham Carter. She is not a very trained singer, but I thought the way she commands her voice, even though it is not great, her emotions and feelings come through very obviously. Her tones of expressions, her comedic timing, her dark presence, I thought she gives one very amazing performance, one that was greatly ignored at the time of the film's release date. It gets better with each viewing. Alan Rickman does a great job as always, but the more professional singers, who play Johanna and Anthony, are the weakest in the film, but that is not saying much.
Overall, a truly great film. It is filled with amazing designs, great music, perfect acting, and shocking plots and twists. This is a film that has to be seen. Tim Burton's best film in my opinion. A true masterclass