Johnny Depp can do anything....

Rating: 9/10 (31 December 2007)

My wife and I went to see this yesterday. I really wanted to see this, although I wasn't sure what to expect. My wife on the other hand, tried hard to convince me to see another movie. I won and we watched "Sweeney Todd". I really liked it, and my wife was very happy that I made her watch it.
(SLIGHT SPOILERS>>>>>>>>>>>)
The movie is centered around Depps' character (Sweeney Todd). It is the story of how he had a beautiful wife and daughter, and was the town barber. However a corrupt judge had seen Todd's wife and wanted her for himself. So he has Todd charged with false charges and sent of to prison. While he is gone to prison, the judge attempts constantly to win her affection. Finally he gets her to a party and rapes her. She then poisons herself. The judge adopts the daughter as his own, and pretty much keeps her a prisoner in his house.
The movie centers around Sweeney Todd coming back to that town and finding out what has happened to his wife and daughter. He sets out for revenge. He decides he wants to open his barber shop back up and get the judge in the chair for a shave, so he can kill him. However, after killing another man who tries to blackmail him,... and a little later, a failed attempt on the judge,............ he pretty much goes completely crazy and decides that no body is innocent and that everyone deserves to die.
He is helped throughout the movie by a woman who back pies (the worst pies in all of London). A woman who knows his real identity, and apparently had a crush on him along time ago, before he went off to prison. Together, he kills the people off one by one....... and she gets rid of the evidence and at the same time starts making some of the best meat pies in all of London.
(End Spoilers)
I am not a big fan of musicals,.... but this didn't bother me. The songs in this did a good job of telling the story. Plus, they weren't the usually musical songs....... they were dark, with some humor.
Altogether, I was very impressed with this movie. Johnny Depp did a great job singing and acting. But really, the whole cast was great.