Review of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) by Billys. — 22 Dec 2007

Every little detail about Sweeney Todd is near perfection. Johnny Depp is Brilliant. Helena Bonham Carter is Brilliant. Tim Burton's direction is Brilliant. The sets and costumes are Brilliant. Critically speaking - Sweeney Todd is a brilliant movie, but personally speaking there was just something missing and this is probably sacreligious to say, but I think it's the score.

I know Sondheim is a God and everything he writes is complicated perfection but I just could not feel the music the way his songs usually reach me. The actors all did exceptionally well singing them, especially Depp and Carter, but the songs themselves just never took off on their own.

I really wanted to rate this a 10, but after I'm Not There, La Vie En Rose, Across The Universe and particularly Once, it's just not in their league.