The darkest, bloodiest, and most disturbing musical ever

Rating: 7/10 (19 January 2008)

The darkest, bloodiest, and most disturbing musical I've ever seen, that's one thing for sure. This is the musical material that suits best for Tim Burton. The musical and the surrounding sets are really blending well. It creates an experience only Tim Burton can offer. This is what "The Phantom of the Opera" should have looks like, but unfortunately didn't because it falls into Schumacher hands.
The movie is not without flaws. Tim Burton trimmed down 3 hours musical into 2 hours. The result is obvious in here. Johanna (Jayne Wisener) and Anthony Hope (Jamie Campbell Bower) in this movie is nothing more than an additional character, while the relationship between Sweeney Todd (Johnny Depp) and Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter) in the beginning is never well explained. Even Sweeney Todd motives in this movie besides revenge were not well explains. If he knows that Johanna still alive, why it seems like he never try to find her?
But despite the flaws, there something great in the movie that makes me want to watch it again. This is definitely not a movie for everyone. For a person who doesn't like musical, this movie might pretty hard to digest. For a person who can not stand gore, this musical might be to violence for their taste. But if you are a musical lover that still can stand with the gore, this movie is the one to see.