Delightful Depp

Rating: 10/10 (17 November 2014)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is the sixth Johnny Depp-Tim Burton collaboration. They previously made "Edward Scissorhands", "Ed Wood", "Sleepy Hollow", "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", and "Corpse Bride" together. They obviously like working together, and really being out the best in each other. This musical is no exception. It's in my Top 5 Musicals Of All Time.
Plot In A Paragraph: Based on the hit Broadway musical. The infamous story of Benjamin Barker/Sweeney Todd, who after 15 years in prison sets up a barber shop in London where he forms a sinister partnership with his landlord, Mrs. Lovett.
Johnny Depp is great in the title role (who knew he could sing) Sacha Baron Cohen is also worthy of praise as Adolfo Pirelli, I'll talk about Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett in a moment but for the moment I'll discuss the others Alan Rickman is excellent as Judge Turpin, whilst Timothy Spall is splendidly slimy as Beadle Bamford.
I have a slightly weird crush on Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs Lovett in this movie, I am not sure if it's because she was pregnant throughout filming and that the size of her breasts noticeably changes throughout the film, as filming was done out of sequence. Or maybe it's just because she is serving food, I don't know. What ever it is I'm attracted to her.
But the trouble is, the main cast members I have mentioned are so superb, the movie is weaker when they are not on screen. Jamie Campbell Bower as Anthony and Jayne Wisener as Johanna both do well, but are completely blown away by the main cast.
Some of my favourite songs are 'The Little Priest', 'Pretty Women', 'The Worst Pies In London', 'Poor Thing', 'My Friends', 'God That's Good', 'By The Sea' and 'Epiphany'.