sweeney todd

wow, what a movie. I just came back from watching it. The visual, music, acting...the whole production was amazing from start to finish. Tim Burton is not the most narrative-oriented directors out there but in this film he plunges in and erupts out with a handful of golden fish.

What made the movie work was the tone, the mood. It fused nicely with the music. Though originally from the musical, which borrowed its story and music, Tim Burton’s “Sweeney Todd” is, it seems, a perfect match between his style and the genre, musical. It neither is too horror to make audiences cringe their faces nor is it too comedic to dilute the horror element. It makes that delicate balance. Tim Burton here, at last, is himself once again.

I’m thinking of going back and watching it again.