Three words, Johnny Depp sings. Besides the fact that he's an outstanding actor, incredibly lovely to look at and quite the happening father, the man sings. Is he good? He's actually not too bad at all.
Sweeney Todd, my first look at the stage play turned movie, was an interesting story that had several twists, turns and "ooooooh" outcomes. Tim Burton's flavor of complete doom and darkness gives a great backdrop to his brightly colored flashbacks and scenes filled with pools of deep, red blood. He is a fascinating director. He gave us Edward Scissorhands (one of my personal favorites), Beetle Juice, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and other fantastic films. He has portrayed great vision in a not so charming and lovely world.
As for the characters in the movie, there were some unique actors that were chosen. Not a big fan of hers, however, Helena Bonham Carter is great in her portrayal of Mrs. Lovett. Tim Burton usually likes to use her, they are married after all. Also, who would have known that Borat is in this film? Sacha Baron Cohen plays Signoro Adolfo Pirelli. You probably wouldn't know it until you saw the cast listing. His performance earned him a wee bit more respect. Alan Rickman, as usual, is a well casted villain who sings one of my favorite songs in the film, with my boy Johnny.
For those of you who haven't seen it, I would give it a try. I will warn you of its bloody scenes. Johnny sings a song with a fellow actor about his daughter while blood flies across the screen. My advice? Watch it in the afternoon or do a double feature. After we finished Sweeney Todd, we watched Bee Movie. Ahhhh, animation is so fantastic. From blood to honey in a matter of minutes. I just love Hollywood.
