Rating of
3/4
Burton redeems himself..finally
Tino - wrote on 05/22/08
Despite the more-recent Burton projects, Sweeney Todd is a terrific success. Depp helms the title role, as a vengeful barber, who has been wrongfully imprisoned and lost everything, due to the evil Judge Tarpin, played excellently by Alan Rickman. The story is good, as well as the script, cinematography, music, and direction. Performances are excellent, with an under-appreciated one from Timothy Spall. Over-all this is one of the best films of 2007, as well as the best Burton/Depp collaboration to date. Depp is deservingly going to be a strong candidate for Best Actor this year, thanks to this dark comedy/musical/tragedy!
