|
 SWEENEY
TODD
The
Demon
Barber
of
Fleet
Street
With
Johnny
Depp,
Helena
Bonham
Carter,
Alan
Rickman,
Timothy
Spall,
Sacha
Baron
Cohen,
Jamie
Campbell
Bower
Written
by
John
Logan
(based
on
the
musical
by
Stephen
Sondheim
&
Hugh
Wheeler)
Directed
by
Tim
Burton
This
amazing
visual
treat
is
totally
Burton.
He
takes
on
the
bloody
subject
of
Stephen
Sondheim’s
brilliant
graphic
musical
dealing
with
a
legendary
barber
whose
lust
for
revenge
lead
to
the
slitting
of
many
throats
to
get
to
the
man
he
wanted.
Having
been
wrongfully
(and
maliciously
incarcerated)
our
anti-hero
returns
to
a
filthy
London
town
as
Sweeney
Todd,
to
seek
retribution
on
the
judge
who
had
him
arrested
in
order
to
get
to
his
wife.
Slowly
Todd
reintegrates
and
reopens
his
old
barbershop
in
Fleet
Street,
upstairs
from
Mrs.
Lovett’s
pie
shop.
Their
relationship
becomes
a
gruesome
partnership
whereby
the
men
(not
worthy
to
walk
amoung
the
living)
get
their
throats
slit
(while
sitting
down
for
a
shave),
their
remains
disposed
of
by
being
recycled
as
ingredients
for
Mrs.
Lovett’s
pies!
But,
it
is
all
bound
to
lead
to
tragedy.
Sondheim’s
musical
elements
and
integrity
remain
in
tact
and
are
well
integrated
and
executed
as
a
main
feature
in
the
story-telling,
making
this
one
of
the
most
original
and
enjoyable
musicals
of
recent
years
(and
probably
the
only
one
with
fountains
of
blood!).
Johnny
Depp
and
Helena
Bonham
Carter
make
a
fantastic
duo
and
everything
from
the
set
design
(real
or
digital),
great
songs
&
music,
special-FX,
and
cinematography
combine
to
serve
up
an
irresistibly
dark
tale.
The
double
disc
release
of
this
award
winning
movie
contains
a
load
of
additional
material
including
documentaries
on
the
origin
of
the
story,
previous
movie
renditions,
the
musical,
and
Burton’s
screen
version,
as
well
as
many
other
layers
of
the
production.
6
/
A
-
Paul
Blom
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C
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