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Written by Jenna Bensoussan   
Wednesday, 02 April 2008

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Rated: R
Benjamin Barker (Depp), a man unjustly sent to prison by a lecherous judge, vows revenge, not only for that cruel punishment, but for the devastating consequences of what happened to his wife and daughter. When he returns to reopen his barber shop, Sweeney Todd becomes the Demon Barber of Fleet Street who "shaved the heads of gentlemen who never thereafter were heard from again."

Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall


DVD Features:

  • Burton + Depp + Carter = Todd
  • Sweeney Todd Press Conference, November 2007
  • Sweeney Todd is Alive: The Real History of the Demon Barber
  • Musical Mayhem: Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd
  • Sweeney’s London
  • The Making of Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
  • Grand Guignol: A Theatrical Tradition
  • Designs for a Demon Barber
  • A Bloody Business
  • Moviefone Unscripted with Tim Burton and Johnny Depp
  • The Razor’s Refrain
  • Photo Gallery
  • Theatrical Trailer

Critique:

This musical thriller is a great visual stream of sprinkled color and dominating gloom. Depp and Carter are spot on in their performances, giving the film a certain edge of individuality.

Aside from the fabulous cinematography, the free-flowing storyline and the above-par cast, Sweeney Todd delivers a deliciously evil concept with a twist -- most of its lines are sung, not spoken. Who'd have thought Johnny-boy was a singer? He doesn't do half bad actually.

On the two-disc set there are many features to click through. The Making Of, Sweeney Todd is Alive and Musical Mayhem are all gems in a set of better-than-average DVD featurettes. The one down-side to the DVD is the sound quality. I found myself continuously turning the volume up and down the entire way through as the singing and music blast out in contrast with the little speaking done in the film, which fizzled into unintelligible mumblings.

FINAL ANALYSIS: Overlooking the sound issue, this DVD set is well put together with some great bonus features, a story to die for and a classy case to hold it all together.

This Reviewer's Rating: 4 / 5





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this movie was funny! loved it
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