"I'll steaaaal youuu Johaaaaanaaaa" *slashes an innocent man's throats* "Johaaaaanaaaaaa" *stabs neck with razor*! The unusual blend of yearning for love and slicing necks vengefully, yet oddly it works. Based on the infamous musical, an English barber returns to London after being exiled to seek revenge on a Judge who took his love away from him. How does one cure vengeance you might ask? Well, murder customers with a razor and process their cold bloody corpses into meat pies. Simple really, duhhhh. To recreate the Victorian melodramatic musical, you need someone who can visually entice you with gothic imagery. Someone who can balance gore and whimsical musicality. Obviously one candidate for the mighty task: Tim Burton. His notorious gothic and dark fantastical mind was perfect in adapting the musical. He is able to recreate specific stages that both replicated the musical production and created an entirely new cinematic edge. Whether it be Sweeney melodramatically singing to his razor blades or Mrs Lovett picturing her perfect life whilst grinding corpses, it all works as a surreal nightmare. Excessively gory which, again, sets itself apart from others. Depp and Bonham Carter both had strong vocals and gave committed performances that separated this from your typical cheesy musical, particularly the former's singing ability which really suited the role of Sweeney. A hint of 'Oliver Twist' with all the "Laaaandaaaan!" accents and a splash of "Sleepy Hollow" for the veil of darkness that shrouds Victorian London. The songs were enigmatic, particularly various renditions of the same song, however weren't really memorable. The second act unfortunately dragged due to the extensive melodrama and thin plot. Then the ending was far too rushed and concluded abruptly. Yet somehow, somewhere...it's one of the stronger entries in the genre (and I hate musicals). Dark, moody and edgy, serve me up a famous Mrs Lovett meat pie now because I'm taking a bite!

This is a Thriller Musical and a Drama movie and I love Thrillers. It was released on January 2008, I was 6 years old and I couldn't see it before 12 years old. When I saw this movie, I was so excited. It was awesome and the visual effects were wonderful.The plot is about Benjamin Barker, a barber who went to jail because the mayor of Fleet Street loved his wife and wanted to seduce her. When he got out after 15 years, he just wanted revenge. He was so angry that he wanted a huge revenge.The cast is composed of Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Alan Rickman. I think that Johnny Depp gives the most amazing performance as Benjamin. He plays very well and made me feel sad and angry like his character. Alan Rickman is the mayor, he is perfect for this bad character because his face and his voice have something mean in it. The actors sing well and a lot.Stephan Soundheim and Chris Lebenzon, the sound designer and the composer made something top notch. Their song made feel like dancing and singing with the characters. Tim Burton is certainly my favorite producer and when he makes a film with Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, you can be sure I've seen it because they make a perfect team.fatoudepp

Omg! Johnny Depp is so talented in this movie. From the beginning of the movie you can really see his pain and his turmoil and you understand why he is the way he is. He has such an amazing singing voice and the story is so charming and sad and the other actors in the movie are so good as well. Helena Bonham Carter was very good in this movie and her and Johnny's chemistry is so amazing! When they sing together, I love it so much!!! Without spoiling anything, I will say the ending is so hard and I didn't see it coming. My favorite song from the movie is A Little Priest. Such a great song!! I will always loove this movie. Even though it is a dark movie, that's what I love about it.

The story is so banal and predictable, that for over half of the characters you know how what was their past, the moment the show up on screen and says just a few lines. You also often instantly know how they are gonna end up and that you are watching the particular scene in which they will die. This movie has illogical events and simply stupid behavior of individuals. As for the music, it is as if it was written by some Hollywood composer at least 30 years ago. And Johnny Deep instead of acting, under the Tim Burton's weak direction delivers this display of severe case of face paralysis. And yet, some real movie Experts from US Of A wanted to give him an Oscar, apparently for that screaming / howling of his; but fortunately, they settled him only with an totally unearned Golden GlobeIf it was not for the good showcase of London of the nineteenth century, this almost absolutely boring musical would have earned the 1/10 rating