The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.
Sweeney Todd is a movie based on a musical based on the story of The Barber of Seville. At it's core, it is a Count of Monte Christo type revenge story. After being betrayed and left for dead, he comes back with a new look and revenge on his mind.
Benjamin Barker finds forbidden love...and he gets his satisfaction
I went into this film with a little trepidation. It's a fucking musical. Whenever someone brought up Sweeney Todd, my thought process upon hearing that the entire cast gets to sing: "You mean Captain Jack and Severus Snape actually sing in this film! That's fucking awesome!" Truth is, that's definitely not a selling point. I don't know why people are so insistent on this film.
Surprisingly, their singing wasn't that bad. It helped that there was enough balance between the singing and acting for these heavyweights to push the film forward with their natural talent. Honestly, their dramatic talent far outweighed their singing ability. Thankfully.
They're cooking people!! Soylent Green is people!!
Out of Ten? 7.5
I'm a bit biased because I like Johnny Depp but Sweeney Todd doesn't score higher than this. Violence? Yes
Explosions? No
Nudity? No
i'm a j-depp fan myself but it seems like in every single role he's in, he's some dead, vampire-like character. to his credit though...he plays that role extremely well
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