Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

Overrated and overhyped

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet StreetMusical genre has always been the heart of a theatre play or act and not so much in a film except some exceptions probably because not everyone gets it right but this time it has arrived, the long last wait of the musical film that we all deserved. Sweeney Todd is the darkest project ever by Tim; that is saying a lot considering his history, and the best one too for the first time the movie gives enough work to the audience to mesmerize them. Tim Burton has matured himself as a director far better than probably anyone for his execution is dot perfect along with editing and also a more reasonable world to settle in. Johnny Depp as always gives his heart to Tim and this time he deserved this movie where every side of him is visible as clear as a crystal; he is a revelation in it with a great supporting cast like Alan Rickman. Sweeney Todd isn't goofy or even peculiar considering its premise but sharply to the point with smart writing, horrifying characters and sketchy tone that breeds the darkest phase in a human life with stellar performances.

This is a Thriller Musical and a Drama movie and I love Thrillers. It was released on January 2008, I was 6 years old and I couldn't see it before 12 years old. When I saw this movie, I was so excited. It was awesome and the visual effects were wonderful.The plot is about Benjamin Barker, a barber who went to jail because the mayor of Fleet Street loved his wife and wanted to seduce her. When he got out after 15 years, he just wanted revenge. He was so angry that he wanted a huge revenge.The cast is composed of Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Alan Rickman. I think that Johnny Depp gives the most amazing performance as Benjamin. He plays very well and made me feel sad and angry like his character. Alan Rickman is the mayor, he is perfect for this bad character because his face and his voice have something mean in it. The actors sing well and a lot.Stephan Soundheim and Chris Lebenzon, the sound designer and the composer made something top notch. Their song made feel like dancing and singing with the characters. Tim Burton is certainly my favorite producer and when he makes a film with Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, you can be sure I've seen it because they make a perfect team.fatoudepp

Tim Burton's latest opus sees his favourite actor, Johnny Depp, essaying the role of the killer barber that Tod Slaughter made (in)famous back in the 1930s. Rather than being a straightforward adaptation of the penny-dreadful horror yarn, this is instead the film version of the Sondheim musical that enjoyed immense popularity back in the 1970s. With me so far? I was a little disappointed when I saw that Depp was, yet again, starring in the title role – can't Burton find another actor? The good news is that this is one of Depp's best turns, second only to his Ed Wood. He makes the role his own and, while he lacks the lip-smacking relish that Slaughter brought to the character, he nevertheless sets the stage alight.The film isn't perfect by any means. Then again, musical adaptations rarely are. I could do without the CGI depictions of the London environs, which are sometimes zoomed through as if the camera's on a motorbike. And did we really need yet another SCUMMY turn from Timothy Spall, who takes typecasting to a whole new level? Burton seems a little unsure of himself at first, what with the new genre and all, but he handles this well and the various musical numbers are all well-staged and well-sung.More bonuses come from supporting cast members – a restrained Alan Rickman, a Gothic Helena Bonham Carter – and the fact that Burton brings the story slap-bang into the 21st with buckets of delicious gore. Yes, the unrestrained throat cuttings are surprisingly played for laughs, taking the proceedings to a Grand Guignol level. Especially good is the blood-soaked climax, which is almost Shakespearian in nature. Okay, so the sub-plot about star-crossed lovers is so familiar as to be utterly mundane and uninteresting, but for the most part, SWEENEY TODD is a step in the right direction: good, stylish, and proud.

Benjamin Barker (Johnny Depp) returns to London with friend Anthony Hope after being falsely convicted by Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman). He returns to his shop above Mrs. Nellie Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter) and her worst pies in London. She tells him that Turpin lusted after his wife Lucy and abused her to death with his henchman Beadle Bamford (Timothy Spall). Turpin has taken his daughter Johanna Barker as his charge. Anthony falls for Johanna who is imprisoned in her gilded cage and is beaten by Beadle. Benjamin takes on the new identity of Sweeney Todd. He wins a battle with traveling barber Adolfo Pirelli (Sacha Baron Cohen) and reopens his barber shop.It's a cold, brutal, dark musical. The performances are brilliant especially Depp. The coloring, the dreamlike visual, and the brutal style are all compelling. The blood-splattering slices are wonderful. The whole movie has a dark menacing beauty about it.