This morning Tim and I got up early and headed out to the movies to see Sweeney Todd. It was really good, a bit slow in parts but overall very entertaining. The visual style is very Tim Burton and the gore isn’t excessive but artistic. The music (it’s a movie of the musical) was very good and while I don’t see any of the cast releasing solo albums anytime soon, they held up pretty well.

The story sticks pretty well to the best known version of the legend with Todd being on a revenge mission after he is wrongfully imprisoned for 15 years and returns to find his wife dead and his daughter imprisoned in the house of the man who convicted him on false charges.

Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter both play their roles excellently and Depp in particular is brilliant at being dark and bitter. If you like musicals, Johnny Depp, Tim Burton or the legend itself I’d definitely recommend you to check this out.

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