Perfectly Gloomy!

Rating: 10/10 (4 November 2008)

When I first heard the casting for the movie, I cringed. Johnny Depp? Helena Bonham Carter? Alan Rickman? What were they THINKING? Though I love all these people as actors, I imagined their singing would be sub-par. Upon seeing the movie, however, I couldn't have been more delighted. The casting was wonderfully done. Depp had a perfect voice for Sweeney.
Prior to seeing the movie, I had read the script. I know at points it varied from the original, and even cut out parts, but the adaption was, overall, great. The aspect that really made this movie was spectacular was its art direction - and I was over-the-top with joy when it won an award for it. The colors and tone of the picture was the perfect kind of gloomy. With its miserable tone, I smiled, knowing that the movie had been done well.
The story is consistently interesting. The plot never dragged, there were no dull points...and the ending! The suspense built up between Carter and Depp was so intense that I was holding my breath in anticipation, even as I knew what was coming! Sweeney Todd was a great movie that I highly recommend, even to people who don't generally go for musicals.