Review of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) by Brandon S — 07 May 2013

When people bash Burton's modern work, do they just forget this one?

This review of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) was written by Brandon S on 07 May 2013.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street has generally received very positive reviews.

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Sondheim has hitherto been ill-served by film adaptations of his stage work, but Burton has done a formidable job of trimming and re-working…

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