Review of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) by Jackson C — 08 Mar 2014

Not as fantastical as other Tim Burton films, Sweeney Todd is still amazingly beautiful and artistic, although a little too gory for my tasting. Every frame of the film seems carefully coordinated, and every single shot could be made into a poster for the film.

Unfortunately, the film loses out in its rather simplistic and one dimensional storyline. The story lack "punches" and depth, at times on the verge of being melodramatic. As a musical, the scores in the film are not as memorable as many other musicals we have seen over the years.